CNN.com launched the newly revamped website this past Monday and has elevated the role of community content to a much more prominent position. The media organization’s citizen journalism news gathering, iReport has been made a regular section of the site.

iReport was established three years ago and has been important to CNN in terms of gathering a public perspective on breaking news and storytelling, especially as it is happening. Most notably iReport became a valuable source during the post-election unrest in Iran. (more…)