Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives

Just a brief note to say thank you to everyone who attended the book launch and visited Peter Lang’s stall at the ICA conference. By all accounts the book was popular with the publisher selling out within the first day and a half of the conference!

If you have not already picked up a copy or placed an order at the conference, you can of course order the book online or from the Peter Lang 2009 Spring Catalog.

Peter Lang Publishing is pleased to announce their presence at the International Communication Association Meeting held May 21st – 25th at the Chicago Marriott Downtown in Booth #18. There will also be a meet and greet with authors and editors of new books. Stuart Allan will be available at 14:00 on the Thursday to talk about Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives.

There will be a 25% discount on Peter Lang’s display at the ICA conference.

For a full list of the titles Peter Lang has to offer, visit the publisher website or view the 2009 Spring Catalog.

Full meet and greet schedule as follows:

Thursday, May 21st
- 2 pm -

Bruce J. Evensen, editor of The Responsible Reporter Journalism in the Information Age | Third Edition

Stuart Allan, co-editor of Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives

Friday, May 22nd
- 11 am -

Knut Lundby, editor of Mediatization: Concept, Changes, Consequences

Edward Lee Lamoureux, author of Intellectual Property Law and Interactive Media: Free for a Fee

- 2 pm -

Lisa M. Cuklanz, editor of Local Violence, Global Media: Feminist Analyses of Gendered Representations

Saturday, May 23rd
- 11 am -

George B. Ray, author of Language and Interracial Communication in the U.S.: Speaking in Black and White

Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives is now available from the following online stores:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon France
Amazon Japan
Amazon Canda
Amazon Germany

Blackwell (UK)
Barnes and Noble (US)

Peter Lang (publisher website)

Please note that the book is not yet shipping so these sites are only taking pre-orders. 

To request a review or desk copy, please visit the publisher website link above.

RRP of the book is listed on the publisher website as:
SFR 33.00 €* 22.70    €** 23.30 € 21.20 £ 21.20 US-$ 32.95

 * includes VAT – only valid for Germany [Currency of invoice] 
  ** includes VAT – only valid for Austria

PS! Please leave a comment if you have other country specific online stores you would like listed.

Updated 16/07/2009: I have added some new links to online book stores.

Following the completed index and revised book cover the book has now finally been sent to the printers. Peter Lang are still on track to launch the book at the ICA conference.

The website is also taking shape the wiki-contributions section needs some work before it is fully functional.

We have just received the final design for the book cover – I’ve added it to the site in the left sidebar. Now we just need to finish the index…

The book is currently being typeset by Peter Lang and we’re hoping to see the designs of the cover soon.

Our aim was to make Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives cover as many crisis, national and global contexts as possible. Although we feel the book has a broad spectrum, it is inevitably constrained by the limitations of print based media. We therefore invite everyone to add their own perspectives or case studies using this website, and extend or contribute to the debate on those perspectives already uploaded.

Please submit your contribution using the below form.

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