1. Journalists: Watch out for the Seven Pillars of Weakness

    Striking the balance between an open society and responsible journalism is one of the greatest problems facing any democracy. There is a worldwide worrying on the ways how journalism is being practised.

2. Universal Format for the Millennium

The quest to find a universal mastering format for video tape recorders, switchers and digital video-effects equipment had been a frustration. This article examines how effective the 24 frames per second(fps)rate was decided as the universal format.

3. Mobile on the Move

Is it possible in the communications sector not to have heard of the potential of mobile data. So what are the facts? When and how will it all happen? Let's cut a swathe through the jungle of information already produced.

4. A World of Automation

Bush House, headquarters of BBC World Service and bastion of global broadcasting, got its first automation system more than forty years ago. A look at how the automation system evolved through several generations.

5. Cross-Platform Synergy

Study says Internet can help TV networks reach non-TV viewers. In the end, the economics of the Web look a lot like the economics of television - the organizations that control the most audience control the most revenue.

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