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List of citizen journalism websites
From SourceWatch
The following list of citizen journalism websites illustrates some of the efforts underway to develop new forms of inclusive, participatory journalism. Sites which are intended as complements or supplements to the development of stories, and not as publication sites, are in italics.
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Global
Websites specifically developed for the building of a global reporter base.
- Demotix
- The Third Report (Worldwide - English Only)
- Wording.TV News (Worldwide)
- http://publishaletter.com/ Letters to the Editors worldwide
- Wikinews
- Associated Content
- You Witness News: Yahoo's citizen journalism offering
- Global Voices Online
- GlobalReporter.com
- ThisIsDiversity: A Global Community Of Citizen Journalists
- 360News: Citizen Journalism for the Mobile Internet Age. Free smartphone apps and website for easy citizen reporting with video and photo
- Allvoices: The first open media website where anyone can report from anywhere.
- Backfence.com
- Wanabehuman: Citizen Journalism worldwide
- Trendero.com: The weekend section of global citizen journalism
- Citizen Photojournalism - Flickr
- fizwoz: The first online marketplace for consumer captured photo and video
- Independent Agency for citizen photojournalists
- Citizen Journalism for Open Web
Australia
- The Razor - Melbourne, Australia's Home of Citizen Driven Journalism
- Typeboard Open Community journalism website using GeoMaps. Based in Australia
Canada
- Cent Papiers (Canada - Quebec)
- MyBreakingNews: Toronto's CP24's citizen journalism site
- MyNews: CTV.ca's Canadian citizen journalism site
China
France
- Agoravox (France)
- Eco89 (France) - see also Rue89
- Rue89 (France)
Reunion
Germany
- Readers Edition German Citizen Journalism Project
- tvype Online market place for news-related videos and photos from Citizen Journalists
India
- WorldSnap News : World News Portal
- citizenjournalism.net.bd - The purpose of the website is to inform the viewers about latest happenings having global and regional implications with special focus on South Asia.
- The Viewspaper (Paper run entirely by the Indian youth)
- India's active e-newspaper for citizen journalism/reporting whitedrums.com
- Purdafash: Participatory website from India Indian CJ-Site that raises awareness about social & environmental issues
- cplash.com - Citizen Journalism In India
- inewss: Citizen News Site from India
- Participatory Citizen Journalism: merinews (India)
- Kolkata Citizen-Journalism Website (India)
- Mynews: another Citizen Journalism News Portal in India
- MeriNews: 1st Citizen Journalism News Portal in India
Chattisgarh
Indonesia
- Bale Bengong Balibased - Indonesia citizen journalism website
- First Citizen Journalism News Site in Indonesia
Italy
- Comincialitalia: News & Community - Italy
- Fai notizia (in Italian)
- Reset Italia Italian collaborative webzine
- YouReporter: an Italian citizen journalism website
- Giornalismo partecipativo - an Italian citizen journalism site
Nepal
São Tomé & Príncipe
Spain
- Asturias Opinion (Spain)
- ElComentarioTV News & opinion in Asturias. Spain
Sri Lanka
United States
- AllVoices
- Article Niche (USA)
- CBS Eye Mobile - Citizen Journalism from CBS (USA Network Television Station)
- The Tech Policy Review
- The Third Report
- Center for Citizen Media
California
- Bakotopia - Bakersfield, CA
- Bakersfield Californian
- Courant Times of Santa Cruz
- Potrero Hill, San Francisco – Reporting on Potrero Hill, San Francisco
- Ventura County Star
- SCVTalk.com Santa Clarita, California community news site
- Sierrabear.com - A community news and citizen journalism site for Sonora and Tuolumne County, California
- The Southwest Voice - Bakersfield, CA
- The Northwest Voice - Bakersfield, CA
- InsideWoodland.com Local news in Woodland, CA
- Halfway To Concord California political news, Contra Costa and East Bay politics
Colorado
Florida
- - Davis Islands News and Information, Tampa, FL
Illinois
- ChicagoTalks: Chicago neighborhood news by Columbia College Chicago J students and community contributors
- University of Chicago
- The Methods Reporter - Chicago blog by Medill graduate journalism students
Indiana
Massachusetts
- NeighborMedia at Cambridge Community Television in Cambridge, MA.
Michigan
- The Rapidian: community generated news in Grand Rapids, MI
- Media Mouse: Grand Rapids, Michigan Independent Media
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
- Citizen Wausau - community site for residents of Wausau, Wisconsin
Ukraine
Unsorted (Please sort!)
- Buy It Like You Mean It - grassroots ethical supply chain discussions
- Citizenside.com (share and sell your news images - an AFP.com website)
- Citizen Journalism Report
- Coastsider: News & Community
- CyberJournalist.net
- drugpile.com - medical news from one physician's perspective
- ePluribus Media
- Fairbanks Open Radio
- DigitalJournal.com - a global citizen journalism news network made of up regional contributors
- GroundReport
- HULIQ - Citizens Report Globally
- iBelarus - Belarusian Citizen Journalism Platform
- Indiconews - Global citizen journalism website with interview and region specific functionality
- iReport
- iseeireportnews: an independent not for profit global citizen journalist site
- iTalkNews
- J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
- Ledbury Portal
- Largemouth Citizen Journalism Manual
- Mero Samachar: A community based crowd news source
- Mixeye
- MyTown
- Newscribe - discover, collaborate over and review news stories
- NewsCloud
- NewsTrust
- news-public.com Newspublic -covers World news
- NowPublic
- OhmyNews International
- Online Journalism Review
- Orato
- Our Media Learning Center
- Pew Center for Civic Journalism
- Pocono Herald
- PopularVoice.Org
- Poynter Online
- Progressive U – Student civic journalism
- plebsTV.com - news by people
- Public Journalism Network
- reporter.ca.za
- SACRN South Asian Citizen Reporters Network
- Scoopt – Photo citizen journalism site
- Tribal Shout - Audio Blogging
- WeSay.com: news photo site for amateur photographers
- WNY Media Network - WNYMedia.net
- You Scoop It A new citizen journalist site, very professional
- newsotronic.com: National community news site for citizen journalism
- NewsMeBack.com Citizen journalism
- Citizen Journalism News site in Middle East

