Stories tagged May 12 2008

Earthquake in Sichuan, China
Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey

Toll from China quake estimated at 3,000 to 5,000

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central China, but sent thousands of people rushing out of buildings and into the streets hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai.
The powerful earthquake trapped nearly 900 students in central China on Monday after their school collapsed and at least 107 people were killed across several provinces, state media reported.Yahoo News

New media allows instant news broadcasting

Blogs and a text message like tool called Twitter allowed the blogosphere to witness first person reports in real time (click examples below)

• Online Journalism blog
• Shanghaiist.com
• Scobleizer
• Tailrank

Tags : Sichaun, natural disaster, May 12 2008, earthquake, China

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