"After Disclosures by WikiLeaks, Al Jazeera Replaces Its Top News Director" - NYTimes.com

We'll surely be talking about what this means in Vienna. What will be the impact on telling the truth?

"Closed in Error on Google Places, Merchants Seek Fixes" - NYTimes.com

Telling the truth is hard, even for Google.

"C.I.A. Fights Memoir of 9/11 by F.B.I. Agent in Terror Fight" - NYTimes.com

"Disinformation and Confusion Swamp the Truth in Libya" - NYTimes.com

"Journalists Stuck in Tripoli's Rixos Hotel" - Adweek

The "truth" is stuck with them.

"In a step down the mask and reveal the plot threads and edges on Syria .. Israeli delegation to visit one of groupings «opposition» in Madrid"

This appears to be the Syrian newspaper - Al Thawra - in the news today for its front page story about Western "conspiracy" against Syria. I am adding it not for the news as much as for the newspaper and the discussion we are likely to have about this in the context of continuing change in this region.

"Debate Over Social Media Incitement as Flash Mobs Strike" - NYTimes.com

"Mubarak Trial Will No Longer Be Televised, Judge Rules" - NYTimes.com

It's very difficult to report the truth if their is only limited access to it. This is a very good development.

"Seul un Tunisien sur deux s'est inscrit sur les listes électorales" - Le Monde

What's the role of press in Tunisia today in supporting wider participation in voting there? We'll talk about this in this session:
(Fri - 14 Oct)

17.00 - 18.15 Session 7

How to tell the truth during a revolution
Joint session with World Editors Forum
The protests that have led to political upheaval in the Arab world, in countries where press freedoms are extremely limited, provide a considerable challenge for all news organisations, both local and foreign. During such events, where the sequence of events is highly complex, the issues extremely sensitive, and the dangers to those on the ground all too evident, how can news organisations best succeed in their mission to tell the truth? How can they use social media to best effect?
Magda Abu-Fadil, Director, Journalism Training Programme, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Gamal Eid, Human Rights Lawyer, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Egypt
Philippe Massonnet, Global News Director, Agence France-Presse, France
Plus more speakers to be announced