Political Resources

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.

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  • 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.

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  • BMark.it - Register to vote and discuss items listed in news directory.

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  • BrooWaha - Project enabling people to write about news events in their U.S. city. Contributors’ input ranked according to popularity.

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  • 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.

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  • CNN: I-Reports - Accepts video, photos and audio from a computer or cell phone. A compilation of news items submitted by citizen journalism.

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

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

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  • The Daily Acts - User-generated citizen journalism site. Does not accept opinion pieces, only news items.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Hypergene MediaBlog - Dealing with participatory journalism, and how audiences shape tomorrow’s news. Written by media design consultants Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman.

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  • iBrattleboro - Alternative information source and community forum for Brattleboro, VT.

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  • 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.

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • 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 “every citizen is a reporter”. The majority of articles are written by freelance contributors.

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  • Philly Future - Philadelphia-based blogger-driven online newspaper.

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  • PopularVoice.Org - Create an account to share news and current events with neighbors. Submit to RSS feed and browse headlines.

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  • Potrero Hill, San Francisco - Neighborhood guide to Potrero Hill, California. Add to news, police blotter, message board, local directory, events and photos.

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  • SCVTalk.Com - Community information portal for Santa Clarita Valley, in Los Angeles. Offers news, restaurant reviews, photo galleries, and message boards.

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  • Sportingo - Register and write articles on any sports-related event. Vote, discuss and set the forum’s agenda.

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  • SpyderWeb News - Post stories and vote on their ranking. User-posted content, tag cloud, and list of most active members.

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  • 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.

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

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  • Universal Hub - Group of bloggers in Boston write about community news and information.

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  • University Chic - E-zine written for and by university women. Submit items about campus social news, study abroad, advice, beauty, health and fitness.

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

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  • 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.

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

 


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