Aryeh Green is Director of MediaCentral,( www.m-central.org) a unique independent non-profit, non-partisan organization providing services, information, access and materials to journalists based in or visiting Israel, the Palestinian territories and the region. Media Central strives to help media organizations impartially report facts and provide analysis as journalists see fit, in cooperation with both Israeli and Palestinian government and NGO partners. This event will explore the current situation from a traditional and new media point of view, how the press is currently covering ongoing developments in the region, and the impact on media coverage in the USA.