What the papers don't say: Not many news stories around today about David Shayler, the former MI5 officer currently standing trial at the Old Bailey on charges under the Official Secrets Act.

But Google News' list of recent 'Shayler' news stories speaks volumes about the UK government's relationship with the media and, perhaps, the truth.

'After the judge's ruling on Monday, several articles detailing Mr Shayler's anticipated evidence - and the government's efforts to keep it secret - were withdrawn from newspaper websites across the country.' [The Age].

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[Realplayer, QuickTime] In camera: Online fly-on-the-wall video clips can bring a sense of reality, of life, to a news event in a way narrated TV reports or newspaper articles can't, says William Powers.

A Washington Post video journalist with a handheld camera catches the mood of police and protestors in Washington on 27 September.

'This is no mere passive journalism of the I-Am-a-Camera school. It's clear the piece was carefully edited. Given that the editing was done on deadline (the piece was up on the Web site before 6 p.m.), the results are downright artful.'

Mark Stencel, vice president for multimedia at washingtonpost.com, tells Powers how his team stumbled on the unnarrated video form during the 2000 presidential race:

'There were parts of the conventions where it was more interesting to have the delegates tell what was going on there than for us to tell you what the delegates were doing.' [Atlantic Monthly].

Some more video verite worth watching:

• Scott Ritter's speech from the Stop the War march in London, September 28
• John Pilger at the Stop the War march in London, September 28
• Canadian squatters preparing for a police raid, September 21 [Background info]