Students' Lounge

When Canada's magazine about magazines, Masthead, folded last month, weak ad sales, small circulation and "structural changes in the market" were said to be to blame. In a report for the online edition of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, reporter Heather Li digs a little deeper and suggests these "usual suspects" might not be the only reason for the mag's demise. 

A story in the Globe and Mail, recounts a celebration of The Ubyssey's 90th year in publication.

Notable past contributors include: Earle Birney, Pierre Burton, Morley Safer.

And yes, there was cake.

Students taking an introductory reporting course at the University of King's College in Halifax will be reporting the election live-to-deadline tonight.

Check out their website, which also includes riding-by-riding coverage and results from the 2006 election.

The Canadian Association of Journalists- an advocacy and education group representing some 1,500 journalists- is offering a special October rate for students. The $20 charge includes, in their words:

-cheap rates on CAJ conferences

-the chance to network with working journalists at chapter events

-a subscription to Media magazine

It's usually $30 per year, but if you join before Halloween you get the discounted price. Student members also get discounts on admission to the National Writers Symposium in Kelowna, B.C., on Oct. 18 and 19,  and the national conference in Vancouver, on May 22-24.