A social networking site where users create accounts and then share lists of goals and hopes.

Citizen journalism site for posting news, information and events. Currently covering California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia.

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.

Register to vote and discuss items listed in news directory.

Project enabling people to write about news events in their U.S. city. Contributors' input ranked according to popularity.

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.

Accepts video, photos and audio from a computer or cell phone. A compilation of news items submitted by citizen journalism.

News and information covering the San Mateo county communities. Open for readers to post stories, add to the conversation, or ask a question.

Community e-zine of items created and rated by users. Covers art, gadgets, technology, science and the life observations of columnists.

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.

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 blog, wiki, and aggregator of international weblogs.

Dealing with participatory journalism, and how audiences shape tomorrow's news. Written by media design consultants Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman.

Alternative information source and community forum for Brattleboro, VT.

Register and follow step-by-step instructions to submit news stories and pictures. Earned pointed used to aggregate placement of items on front page. Reader donations entirely directly to authors.

A social bookmarking site at which users can submit and share news, get listed and vote on other posts.

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.

Platform where citizens can share news and debate general issues. Content tends to focus on events in India.

A platform for public journalism. Submit insights and opinions, news and events.

Publishing citizen and volunteer submitted journalism for East Central Indiana. Includes user guide, blogs, frequently asked questions, and contact form.

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.

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 blog posts from around the web.

Register to add a news story, comment or write a column. Open source, community news service, which lets members customize the news viewed.

Vancouver-based platform for participatory news-gathering. Global posts of news, photos, and video.

Online newspaper with the motto 'every citizen is a reporter'. The majority of articles are written by freelance contributors.

Philadelphia-based blogger-driven online newspaper.