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Conservative Blogs

Big Pig – Site for posting and discussing news headlines of interest to conservatives. Includes a listing of conservative sites.

ConservaBabes ConservaChat – Offers streaming audio and political discussion forums.

The Conservative Cafe – For discussing conservative thinkers, writers, and leaders, as well as conservatism’s philosophical foundations.

Conservative Underground – Provides editorial commentary, cartoons, and discussion forum on current issues, as well as news links.

Conservative’s Chat Room – Chat room for American conservatives to discuss current news events; includes related links.

ConservativeX – Venue for young conservatives to voice issues, discuss topics in a moderated forum, and get conservative news without the mainstream media spin.

C-POL – E-mail discussion list where political, cultural and religious issues are highlighted from a conservative, constitutionalist perspective. Site also provides related links.

Free Conservatives – Political debate message board, with a collection of conservative links.

Free Dominion – Canadian conservative news forum for the discussion of conservative philosophy and activism. Background, online greeting cards, and related links provided in addition to discussion boards.

Free Republic – Online message boards for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. Gather at Free Republic to check notes, plan strategy, and talk about the issues of the day.

Lucianne.com – Conservative forum for posting and discussion of current news items of a political focus. Includes selections by columnist Lucianne Goldberg.

Politisite.com – Politics from the RIGHT Side of the Web.  Fighting against the vast left-wing conspiracy to replace faith in God with Dependence in Government

Rant Forum – Conservative online forum for discussion of political issues, media bias, and other trends in today’s society.

RedState –

PARTICIPATORY NEWS SERVICE

• 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.

• 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 blog, wiki, and

• aggregator of international weblogs.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• OhmyNews International – Online newspaper with the motto “every citizen is a reporter”. The majority of articles are written by freelance contributors.

• 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.

• 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.

• WickedLocal: Plymouth – Local online publication in Plymouth, MA, offering interactive tools for readers to post stories, join forums, post events 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.

• Your Hub – Community site to share stories and photos, events, blog items and classifieds among USA-based neighborhoods.

• YourHub.com: Denver – Submit stories, photographs and opinions to this citizen journalism site.