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- Babblestorm
People in the UK sharing items of interest to discuss and rank the latest news items. Create a profile and submit content.
- Backfence.com
Citizen journalism site for posting news, information and events. Currently covering California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia.
- Barefoot Workshops
Details about a not-for-profit body offering workshops in documentary film making. Project list and gallery showcases the use of participatory video in the developing world to address issues such as HIV/AIDS, displacement, natural disaster, and youth empowerment.
- BMark.it
Register to vote and discuss items listed in news directory.
- BrooWaha
Project enabling people to write about news events in their U.S. city. Contributors' input ranked according to popularity.
- Citizen Journalism Nepal
Community-driven site. Create content, polls, or search articles covering news, arts, sports, technology, opinion, and lifestyle. A citizen journalism initiative of a non-profit Syracuse University student organization.
- CNN: I-Reports
Accepts video, photos and audio from a computer or cell phone. A compilation of news items submitted by citizen journalism.
- Coastsider
News and information covering the San Mateo county communities. Open for readers to post stories, add to the conversation, or ask a question.
- CoMagz Linkadlic Magazine
Community e-zine of items created and rated by users. Covers art, gadgets, technology, science and the life observations of columnists.
- Cplash
Citizen journalism initiative in India. Derives its name from citizen and splash (as in, front-page news splash).
- The Daily Acts
User-generated citizen journalism site. Does not accept opinion pieces, only news items.
- Feed The Bull
User-driven, social content site where people submit, comment, and vote on financial news articles. Every user can feed (help promote), starve (remove spam), and comment on the items posted.
- freshare
Resource for news, information, pictures and events relevant to the Ozarks, Missouri.
- Global Voices
A focal point for citizens’ media. Providing training, online tutorials, and free open-source tools for people around the world to use safely to express themselves. Offers weblog, wiki, and aggregator of international weblogs.
- Helium
Citizen journalism outlet offering a platform for writers to write articles on topics about which they are knowledgeable.
- Hypergene MediaBlog
Dealing with participatory journalism, and how audiences shape tomorrow's news. Written by media design consultants Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman.
- iBrattleboro
Alternative information source and community forum for Brattleboro, VT.
- JeQQ
A social bookmarking site at which users can submit and share news, get listed and vote on other posts.
- Kuro5hin
Community discussion website focused on primarily on culture and technology. Content generated and selected by the users, with the exception of site news which is written by the editors.
- MeriNews
Platform where citizens can share news and debate general issues. Content tends to focus on events in India.
- Muncie Free Press
Publishing citizen and volunteer submitted journalism for East Central Indiana. Includes user guide, blogs, frequently asked questions, and contact form.
- MyTown
Virtual town square for users to post community news, events, photos and weblogs. Sort by Colorado town name or topic. Create a group of common interest. Submissions vetted by staff at The Daily Camera.
- National Gazette
Dubbing itself "the Jeffersonian Newspaper" target="_blank", its digital pages are open to all contributors wishing to submit articles, photos, and comments. Intentionally adopts a non-objective viewpoint of advocacy journalism.
- NewsCloud
A community directory for sharing and commenting on news. Creates tiny url shortcuts for emailing friends about uploaded content. Join to submit stories, videos and weblog posts from around the web.
- Newsvine
Register to add a news story, comment or write a column. Open source, community news service, which lets members customize the news viewed.
- NowPublic
Vancouver-based platform for participatory news-gathering. Global posts of news, photos, and video.
- OhmyNews International
Online newspaper with the motto "every citizen is a reporter" target="_blank". The majority of articles are written by freelance contributors.
- Online Journalism Blog
Comments and content by Paul Bradshaw and a team of "virtual interns" target="_blank" linked through a Facebook Group.
- Online News Squared
Project begun in 2003 by the director of shared content for Chicago-based Tribune Publishing and Interactive, Scott Anderson. Covers trends in the online news industry.
- Orato
Features citizen journalism reports. First-person accounts submitted by people from around the world.
- Philly Future
Philadelphia-based blogger-driven online newspaper.
- PopularVoice.Org
Create an account to share news and current events with neighbors. Submit to RSS feed and browse headlines.
- Potrero Hill, San Francisco
Neighborhood guide to Potrero Hill, California. Add to news, police blotter, message board, local directory, events and photos.
- Public Press
Global and local filters displaying citizen published columns, photos, questions, classifieds, and events.
- 8020 Publishing
Media company printing travel and photographic magazines using online input from its web communities. View company history, staff biographies and press reviews.
- SCVTalk.Com
Community information portal for Santa Clarita Valley, in Los Angeles. Offers news, restaurant reviews, photo galleries, and message boards.
- Sportingo
Register and write articles on any sports-related event. Vote, discuss and set the forum's agenda.
- SpyderWeb News
Post stories and vote on their ranking. User-posted content, tag cloud, and list of most active members.
- Tennessee Folk
Citizen journalism and networking site, with a particular focus on rural places. Tools for creating classifieds, weblogs and for sharing events, links, and images.
- 43 Things
A social networking site where users create accounts and then share lists of goals and hopes.
- Universal Hub
Group of bloggers in Boston write about community news and information.
- University Chic
E-zine written for and by university women. Submit items about campus social news, study abroad, advice, beauty, health and fitness.
- Wagg.it
Social bookmarks manager that makes it easy to save favorites and share them by wagging. Driven by and for people.
- WickedLocal
That’s “wicked” as in “very” – not “witch.” Provides tools for New England communities to write stories, join forums, post events, upload videos and publish pictures.
- Wikinews:Wikinews needs you!
Explains the basics of writing articles for the Wikinews community, how to edit a page, plus links to the newsroom and tips on how to ask for help.
- WinnipegFIRST
Grassroots local news site covering community events in Winnipeg, Canada. Contribute, comment and blog.
- WorldVoice
Citizen journalism site based in Los Angeles. Register to submit or access full stories.
- Your Hub
Community site to share stories and photos, events, weblog items and classifieds among USA-based neighborhoods.
- YourHub.com: Denver
Submit stories, photographs and opinions to this citizen journalism site.
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- MeriNews
Find feature news content from a citizen journalist site with a focus on India. [RSS]
