In all ages journalism has operated according with the dominant economic model of current societies. The technology that accompanies those process, give them body, rhythm and structure. Having said that, this text goes deeper in how the social life during XXI century speeded up and obsessed consumption affecting the practice of journalism. In this context, the natural disasters find a suitable place in newspapers, television and radio newscast, and even more in the Internet. Some examples refer to ciberjournalism in Mexico, with emphasis in natural disasters.