Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433102950)

Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives examines the spontaneous actions of ordinary people, caught up in extraordinary events, who felt compelled to adopt the role of a news reporter. This collection of twenty-one original, thought-provoking chapters investigates citizen journalism in the West, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia, as well as its development in a variety of other national contexts around the globe, including Brazil, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Palestine, South Korea, Vietnam, and even Antarctica. It engages with several of the most significant topics for this important area of inquiry from fresh, challenging perspectives. Its aim is to assess the contribution of citizen journalism to crisis reporting, and to encourage new forms of dialogue and debate about how it may be improved in future.

Author: Simon Cottle
ISBN-10: 1433102951
ISBN-13: 9781433102950
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Language: English
Published: 05/12/2009
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 269