Thursday, January 14, 2010

REQUIRED for 245 students, suggested for 212: New Media & Haiti

Social media has played an unprecedented role in persuading individuals to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti.  The internet also played a role in getting the news out.  Some reports on national news were sent by webcams.  Here are a couple articles on the subject. 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/1-million-in-donations-for-haiti-via-text-message/


http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/81437637.html

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