BE_NEW TECHNOLOGY UPDATE_ Penton Media February 5, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/broadcastengineering_/v/384 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://www.vsn-tv.com/en-up/tvautomation.htm) ---------------------------------------- TOP STORY --RTDNA publishes new ethical guidelines on social media, blogging The guidelines address image and reputation preservation in addition to the decision-making processes to be used in deciding what will work in individual newsrooms. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/news/rtdna-publishes-new-ethical-guidelines-social-media-blogging-0205 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Broadcast Engineering's monthly Webcasts cover key technical and operational topics. Issues covered will include improving workflow, IT engineering, automation, compression, audio and other topics. 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