In this volume the editors seek to build upon the agenda set in motion by the first volume, by: offering an overview of key developments in citizen journalism since 2008; providing a new set of case studies highlighting important instances of citizen reporting of crisis events in a complementary range of national contexts; and introducing new ideas, concepts and frameworks for the study of citizen journalism.

In this volume the editors seek to build upon the agenda set in motion by the first volume, by: offering an overview of key developments in citizen journalism since 2008; providing a new set of case studies highlighting important instances of citizen reporting of crisis events in a complementary range of national contexts; and introducing new ideas, concepts and frameworks for the study of citizen journalism.

From climate change to the war on terror, financial meltdowns to forced migrations, pandemics to world poverty and humanitarian disasters to the denial of human rights, these and other crises represent the dark side of our globalized planet, and they are dependent on the world's media. Each of the specially commissioned books in the series examines the media's role, representation and responsibility in covering major global crises.