'A magazine to scream about'

The thirteenth edition of the annual Scream magazine produced by Communications students at the University of Malta has been published. Creator Dr Gorg Mallia writes:

Heaven knows there’s lots to scream about in today’s world. Wars and an environment that’s going to the dogs, and viruses (both actual and cyber) threatening us with the coming of the Apocalypse – virtual pestilence riding on a CGI generated horse, no doubt. Young people, and I suppose, particularly students, have their own reasons for screaming ... some of which are real, others pointedly generated for the sake of the propagation of young-rebel angst. But the scream that results is real. As real as frustration at a society that prefers to look the other way when young people’s needs are aired. As real as anger, and laughter, and the sudden scream of shock...!

The Scream is the shout and beckon of this year’s group of communications students doing the unit Printing Processes. It has been published thirteen times as of the publication of the magazine you hold in your hands. An unlucky number for some (and worth screaming about), but not for the nearly seventy students who have worked hard to make this year’s magazine worth your while to read. Not that they didn’t scream at each other at times ... the work involved in creativity is demanding, and nerves tend to get frayed in the thick of inspiration, but on the whole, the work was smooth and all those involved were immersed in it with a determination to make the different parts cohese and come together in the final product. A fine product. Purposely varied in content, layout and design. A trying ground for incipient desktop publishing designers, novice writers, and fledgeling advertising executives, as well as promising website builders...