A story about the power of Twitter in the hands of citizen journalists can be found on the BBC web site this morning.



The article looks into the role of Robert Scoble in reporting about the Earthquake in China, which struck this weekend. The tech blogger was reporting real time adding links to various on-line news outlets.



Scoble stated that he was receiving reports on the quake before the United Stated Geological Survey began its reports.



As the BBC rightly evaluates the situation, this could be the moment that Twitter breaks through as a platform designed for faster news coverage. Its real time nature, and built in concept of idea spreading known as “re-tweeting” make it the perfect tool for the citizen journalist.