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Hyperlocal News And Citizen Media

Explore 24 projects in the Hyperlocal News And Citizen Media category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

24 projects

The Listening Post Collective Playbook

As part of the Listening Post Collective’s commitment to developing civic media + power-building resources, we’ve launched a free, self-paced, digital learning platform that guides you through launching your own civic media project.

USA
courses

Facebook ‘Today In' feature

A dedicated section on Facebook that connects people to news and information about their community, called Today In.

Palo Alto
2018
Facebook, civic features

Vikalpa

Citizen journalism from Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Hyperlocal Neighbor Hub

A hyperlocal neighbor hub that brings care, resources, and connection to a specific neighborhood or block.

San Francisco
neighborhoods

Patch

The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

2008

Memria

MEMRIA uses the power of voice to help our partners further their missions.

Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY, USA

Streetwyze

The Streetwyze app is the world’s first neighborhood navigator powered by local knowledge.

2019
apps

CGnet Swara

CGNet Swara is a voice-based portal, freely accessible via mobile phone, that allows anyone to report and listen to stories of local interest

New Delhi
2004

Center for Policy Alternatives

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in the firm belief that there is an urgent need to strengthen institution and capacity-building for good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka and that non-partisan civil society groups have an important and constructive contribution to make to this process.

Colombo, Sri Lanka
1996
human rights, Global South Alliance