Due to the horrific fact that Haiti was completely shattered by an earthquake on January 12 the world of New Media has outstretched a hand to help. There have been many ways that New Media has helped Haiti. For one our own cell phones have been used to donate money. By simply sending text messages to one another’s phones, phone companies would donate a certain amount to a charity specifically to help Haiti relief.
Along with our cell phones, Facebook has been getting involved as well. Twitter, along with Facebook has also been helpful. People writing on their statuses of how to donate or current topics about Haiti have made relief more affected. Even with online websites the media in general has helped us stay on top of Haiti relief.
Local news stations and newspapers have specifically told people where they can donate or how to get involved. One thing that was recently done was by actor George Clooney, he organized a Haiti relief telethon that would have viewers watching from at least ten different television networks all with the same number to donate to Haiti. We just have to hope that our donations will be put to good used so it can try to help Haiti get back what they lost.
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