Editors Allan (journalism, Bournemouth U., UK) and Thorsen (multimedia journalism, U. of Teesside, UK) have collected 21 articles on the role of the "citizen reporter" in crises, with expert contributors offering advice on how this new form of journalism can be improved in the future. Written for students and fellow journalists, this volume features case studies from the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia to describe the evolution of eyewitness crisis reporting and photojournalism. These essays also address such topics as Wikipedia's emergence as a source for news, citizen journalism as an avenue for reporting human rights violations and the use of blogs to document global issues. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)