Download or read book Informing the Global Citizen written by Joel Simon and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, anyone with an iPhone can provide firsthand accounts from the world's front lines. Despite our increased access to events around the world, journalists are more vital than ever as they bring context and perspective and help to set the humanitarian agenda. However, threats to journalists are mounting with record numbers killed and imprisoned each year. From the drug wars of Mexico to Iraq and Tahrir Square, Joel Simon explores the new challenges and dangers to the future of journalistic freedom.