Getamungstit

"Getamungstit" was the magazine of Griffith University's Gold Coast Campus. It was printed as a 70 page glossy feature magazine aiming to provide broad appeal and a critical account of student life, from a students perspective. The magazine was renowned as the leading student journalism publication in Australia, with a distribution rate that was higher than the actual number of enrolled students on campus. It was available in print monthly (throughout the academic calendar) or can be downloaded for free online. The circulation was 15,000 copies in print per month, in addition to the online downloads. Many articles published in Getamungstit have either been nominated for or gone on to win Queensland Media Awards and past journalists and editors have also used their role with the magazine as a platform to future success. The most distinguishing feature of the magazine was the way in which it bucked the traditional trend of having a cover with headlines. Instead each cover of Getamungstit was adorned with original artwork created by students. The magazine has been very vocal in their fight against Voluntary Student Unionism to the point where they have actively replied to their readers with rude and standoffish comments against those in favour of this new change. The magazine ceased publication at the end of the first semester of 2006 as a result of the VSU legislation.

Content

The magazine encompassed a broad subject matter with respect to content. While the readership was primarily made up of younger people (the average age for a Griffith Gold Coast University student is 23), Griffith has many mature age students and the magazine was also read by staff and the Gold Coast community. There have even been reports of Getamungstit ending up in Canberra.

Each edition contained an editorial, usually four or five columnists, serious feature articles and hard hitting investigative journalism reports, music and movie reviews, a good coverage of university sport and cultural activities and of course, lots of comedy, including the highly controversial GNNN.

Regulars & columns

*The Rat's Nest - By Daniel 'Rat Boy' Hobson,the Winner of 2005 Best Contribution to Student Journalism, was a caustic look at life.

*DIY Sheep: A little cartoon sheep with an unnatural and unhealthy obsession with popular culture, reality television shows (and a rather cute little purple jumper). This column covered everything from why people name their kid Tarquin to rudeness.

*The Ministry of Truth: This was an attempt to mix culture and the masses that was written by Kathryn Young. It was formerly known as 'Cultural Attache' and was written by Fleur Radford. The name was changed in 2003 after legal action was threatened against Getamungstit.

*Campus Reporter - News, events and activities on campus or issues that effect students; past writers include Letty Fox, Richard Rae, and Abraham Gubler.

*GNNNN - Highly controversial comedy destined to offend; past writers include Abraham Gubler.

*The Locker Room - A round up of interesting sport by long time columnist and basketball coach Rob Garner.

External links

* [http://www.gugcstudentguild.com.au/ Click to read Getamungstit Online]