Last night it was #IranElection, the keyword "Mousavi", @Change_for_Iran, among several others. Yes, there are rumors going around, but if you found the right

Last night it was #IranElection, the keyword "Mousavi", @Change_for_Iran, among several others. Yes, there are rumors going around, but if you found the right users there were definitely people right there, standing on the streets. That strikes me as more credible than reporters which aren't necessarily getting the whole story, especially if foreign press is being asked to leave the country. "Mackell says the crackdown on protests has also extended to journalists, making it almost impossible for the media to cover the story. "I saw yesterday a Japanese camera crew who have full government permission and were working with an approved government translator, still were beaten and arrested by the police for filming at a protest. That kind of thing is happening to a lot of people. Journalists are having their cameras taken." (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/14/world/main5087285.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/14/world/main5087285....) That's where Twitter -- as long as you're looking at people who are actually there -- comes in.