Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives
Authors:
Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen (editors)
ISBN:
9781433102967
Binding:
Hardcover
Year:
2009
Pages:
291
Size:
15 x 23 cm
Weight:
605 grams
Price:
INR
960.00
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.
Stuart Allan
Stuart Allan is Professor of Journalism in the Media School, Bournemouth University, U.K.
Einar Thorsen
Einar Thorsen is Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Journalism at the University of Teesside, U.K.