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In the August 7, 2009 Issue:

More women, fewer journalists of color in newsrooms last year
Dealing with difficult behavior, part 2: Six steps to resolution
NABJ convention to offer hands-on digital journalism training
WABC-DT deploys nine 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex systems for ENG
MX02 offers News 12 Westchester I/O solution for field, studio use
American Forces Network deploys Harris communications system

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 Top Story
More women, fewer journalists of color in newsrooms last year

The latest survey of women and journalists of color in local newsrooms from the RTNDA and Hofstra University shows that the percentage of women reached a record high, but the percentage of journalists of color declined.

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Dealing with difficult behavior, part 2: Six steps to resolution

In last week’s article, we introduced seven common types of workplace behavior that can cause problems: hostile/aggressive, complainer, unresponsive, super agreeable, negative, know-it-all and indecisive.

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 Industry News
NABJ convention to offer hands-on digital journalism training

The National Association of Black Journalists will hold its annual convention in Tampa, FL, and multimedia training for journalists is high on the agenda.

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WABC-DT deploys nine 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex systems for ENG

The ruggedized 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex system uses Grass Valley Aurora HD editing and file management software.

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Transmitting straight from the editor’s desk

In his new blog, Broadcast Engineering Editorial Director Brad Dick posts his rants, raves and reviews of what’s happening in the industry. To read his latest post, visit blog.broadcastengineering.com/brad.

 Newsroom
MX02 offers News 12 Westchester I/O solution for field, studio use

The Matrox MX02 is providing the Yonkers, NY-based news operation with a way to digitize HD and SD material from Sony PDW700 camcorders and DVCPRO archives without conversions.

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American Forces Network deploys Harris communications system

AFN delivers news, information and entertainment to almost 1 million troops worldwide outside of the United States.

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Las Vegas station employs Chyron AXIS SaaS

KLAS-TV has begun using the Chyron Software as a Service package for news and weather graphics.

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Geneva Aviation gains Canadian transport agency approval for audio systems

Transport Canada has given the nod to Geneva Aviation for its P139 and P130-HD audio systems.

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Panasonic announces lower price for new handheld AVCHD camcorder

The Panasonic AG-HMC40 AVCCAM camcorder will ship this month for about $900 less than the price announced at the NAB Show this year.

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JVC offers storage kit for SDHC cards

Cards are stored in 3in x 5in sleeves made of static-resistant polypropylene.

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