Catalyst (magazine)

Infobox Newspaper
name = Catalyst


caption = Front cover of Catalyst, Edition 1 2008
type = Student newspaper
format = Magazine
foundation = 1944
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price = Free
owners = RMIT Student Union
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editor = Martin Johannessen
Tess Moshakis
Ben Ralph
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language = English
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circulation = 15,000
headquarters = Melbourne flagicon|AUS
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website = [http://www.su.rmit.edu.au/Catalyst_stripped/ Catalyst]

"Catalyst" is a student newspaper published at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. The magazine is produced by the RMIT Student Union. "Catalyst" appears eight times a year and claims a readership of around 15,000. [cite web
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title = Catalyst advertising rates, release dates
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publisher = RMIT Student Union
date = January 2007
url =http://www.su.rmit.edu.au/Catalyst_stripped/images/catalyst_adrates.pdf
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accessdate = 2007-08-16 ] The 2008 editors are Martin Johannessen and Tess Moshakis, and the advertising editor is Ben Ralph.

The implementation of voluntary student unionism in 2006 had a significant impact on the viability of student newspapers across Australia, compulsory student union membership fees having been the major source of income for most. Today, "Catalyst's" funding is drawn from the university and advertising revenue.

"Catalyst" benefits from its proximity to RMIT's School of Applied Communication, which runs a well-regarded journalism program. In turn "Catalyst" alumni are active in the Australian media. Recent past editors of "Catalyst" include "Age" journalists Dewi Cooke and Dan Harrison. [cite web
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The first edition of "Catalyst", published by the then Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Students’ Representative Council, appeared on May 18 1944. Editions have also appeared under the names "Revolution Catalyst" and "The Unaustralian". Prior to funding losses due to the onset of Voluntary Student Unionism, a womyn's edition caled "Havoc", a queer edition called "Mutiny" and a environment edition called "Eccocentric" were also published, between 1995 and 1998. [cite web
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title = Catalyst : the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology student's newspaper.
work = Main Catalogue
publisher = State Library of Victoria
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url = http://sincat.slv.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=8&ti=1,8&Search%5FArg=catalyst&SL=None&Search%5FCode=JALL&CNT=15&PID=DUpvaCi3QqeSvHcbQKLS-H_6Ym&SEQ=20070816221237&SID=1
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Art of Shoplifting controversy

In 1995, "Catalyst" reprinted a controversial article from "Rabelais Student Media", its La Trobe University counterpart, entitled "The Art of Shoplifting" – one of seven student newspapers to do so. Although the "Rabelais" editors responsible for the original article were prosecuted for ignoring a ban on publication issued by the state's Chief Censor; the editors of the other seven newspapers were not targeted by the authorities. Charges against the "Rabelais" editors were later dropped. [cite web
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title =The Rabelais Case
work = Burning Issues
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date = 1999-21-08
url = http://libertus.net/censor/rabelais.html
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