Avenues that support and foster citizen journalism, the act of people "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information". [Quote from We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information, by Shayne Bowman and Chris Willis].
This category covers web sites providing a means for group-based reporting of news by citizens.
Key element are:
1/ audience participation; and
2/ a collaborative and contributory approach in news reporting.
Personal weblogs and other kinds of "thin media" (such as mailing lists, email newsletters) belong at other categories.
Lists resources for Citizen Journalism - also known as participatory journalism - and provides background on how private citizens can playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information.