Haiti earthquake coverage from Twitter and YouTube has revolutionized the media, says a Philadelphia blog

Thousands of updates poured in from the ravaged country, which lost most of its power. There were no other way for the news to reach the outside world.
Had this happened a few years ago, the world wouldn't be able to see the horror that's taking place in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

According to the blog Philly2Philly.com, Twitter has reshaped media as we know it. Now, the people can contribute to the media. Gone are the days of people not being able to directly tell their stories. We saw it in Iran during the riots this summer. And, we're witnessing it now.

And, some of the footage popped up on YouTube from people's cellphones. Never before has individualist media from Twitter and YouTube played such a part in a tragic disaster on this scale. Gone are the days when we're at the mercy of TV networks "choosing" to provide us with footage and accounts.