From the magazine world

A couple of news items:

If the medium is the message, then there's a message in a new magazine aimed at covering college life but planning to keep the covers on college students. The new magazine, Rez(life), is aimed at the Boston College community and it's new editor says he's keeping it clean, unlike other magazines aimed at college students. Maybe the world already has enough racy magazines.

Meanwhile, Rolling Stone magazine reportedly is planning format changes and asking readers for their opinion. The New York Observer critiques the proposed version -- smaller, same content stuffed into tighter space, glossier photos, better paper, no staples -- and outlines some of the questions readers are being asked.