43 Things 
A social networking site where users create accounts and then share lists of goals and hopes.
http://www.43things.com/
BMark.it 
Register to vote and discuss items listed in news directory.
http://www.bmark.it/
Backfence.com 
Citizen journalism site for posting news, information and events. Currently covering California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia.
http://www.backfence.com/
BrooWaha 
Project enabling people to write about news events in their U.S. city. Contributors' input ranked according to popularity.
http://www.broowaha.com/
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.
http://www.cjnepal.org/
Citizenxpress.com 
Post stories, photographs and videos. India-based site citizen journalism. Published in real time and without any gate keeping process.
http://citizenxpress.com/
CoMagz Linkadlic Magazine 
Community e-zine of items created and rated by users. Covers art, gadgets, technology, science and the life observations of columnists.
http://www.comagz.com/webmagazine/
Coastsider 
News and information covering the San Mateo county communities. Open for readers to post stories, add to the conversation, or ask a question.
http://coastsider.com
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.
http://www.feedthebull.com/
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 blog, wiki, and aggregator of international weblogs.
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/
Hypergene MediaBlog 
Dealing with participatory journalism, and how audiences shape tomorrow's news. Written by media design consultants Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman.
http://www.hypergene.net/blog/weblog.php
JeQQ 
A social bookmarking site at which users can submit and share news, get listed and vote on other posts.
http://www.Jeqq.com/
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.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/
MeriNews 
Platform where citizens can share news and debate general issues. Content tends to focus on events in India.
http://www.merinews.com/
Muncie Free Press 
Publishing citizen and volunteer submitted journalism for East Central Indiana. Includes user guide, blogs, frequently asked questions, and contact form.
http://www.munciefreepress.com/
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.
http://mytowncolorado.com/
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 blog posts from around the web.
http://www.newscloud.com/
Newsvine 
Register to add a news story, comment or write a column. Open source, community news service, which lets members customize the news viewed.
http://www.newsvine.com/
NowPublic 
Vancouver-based platform for participatory news-gathering. Global posts of news, photos, and video.
http://www.nowpublic.com/
OhmyNews International 
Online newspaper with the motto "every citizen is a reporter". The majority of articles are written by freelance contributors.
http://english.ohmynews.com/
Philly Future 
Philadelphia-based blogger-driven online newspaper.
http://www.phillyfuture.org/
PopularVoice.Org 
Create an account to share news and current events with neighbors. Submit to RSS feed and browse headlines.
http://popularvoice.org/
Potrero Hill, San Francisco 
Neighborhood guide to Potrero Hill, California. Add to news, police blotter, message board, local directory, events and photos.
http://www.potrerohillsf.com/
SCVTalk.Com 
Community information portal for Santa Clarita Valley, in Los Angeles. Offers news, restaurant reviews, photo galleries, and message boards.
http://www.scvtalk.com
Sportingo 
Register and write articles on any sports-related event. Vote, discuss and set the forum's agenda.
http://www.sportingo.com/
SpyderWeb News 
Post stories and vote on their ranking. User-posted content, tag cloud, and list of most active members.
http://spyderweb.org/
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.
http://www.tennesseefolk.com/
The Daily Acts 
User-generated citizen journalism site. Does not accept opinion pieces, only news items.
http://www.thedailyacts.com/
Universal Hub 
Group of bloggers in Boston write about community news and information.
http://www.universalhub.com/
University Chic 
E-zine written for and by university women. Submit items about campus social news, study abroad, advice, beauty, health and fitness.
http://www.universitychic.com/
WickedLocal: Plymouth 
Local online publication in Plymouth, MA, offering interactive tools for readers to post stories, join forums, post events and publish pictures.
http://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/
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.
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Wikinews_needs_you%21
Your Hub 
Community site to share stories and photos, events, blog items and classifieds among USA-based neighborhoods.
http://www.yourhub.com/
YourHub.com: Denver 
Submit stories, photographs and opinions to this citizen journalism site.
http://denver.yourhub.com/
iBrattleboro 
Alternative information source and community forum for Brattleboro, VT.
http://www.ibrattleboro.com/
iTalkNews 
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.
http://www.italknews.com/
mixeye 
A platform for public journalism. Submit insights and opinions, news and events.
http://www.mixeye.com/
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