Open directory - Participatory - Media

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.

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

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

Online Journalism Blog - Comments and content by Paul Bradshaw and a team of

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.

MeriNews - Find feature news content from a citizen journalist site with a focus on India. [RSS]