What is the difference between Global Voices and other “citizen journalism” websites?
Different from Global Voices, many projects seek to promote first-hand reporting by citizens on their own websites and platforms, including Ground Report, Demotix, iReport, Indymedia, and many others. Global Voices Authors rarely do first-hand reporting, nor do they seek to imitate journalists. We almost never link to mainstream media. Our Authors are primarily concerned with aggregating and linking to content that people have produced on their own platforms and communities, in their own languages and countries. Part of the challenge is the search. Our hope is for readers to explore the many links we recommend.
