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24 alternatives to Colombio

Citizens reporting to journalists

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Colombio launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cont3nt▲82

   Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reportedly▲83

   Native journalism for social media by those communities

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Contributoria▲76

   Community funded, collaborative journalism

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Inside 2.0▲194

   Curating the best journalism in real-time

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swarmize▲82

   Data journalism platform from The Guardian

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   reporters.io▲7

   Get your story covered

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Muckrack▲147

   Easily find & build relationships with journalists.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hearken▲14

   Helping journalists report original and relevant content

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TechForReporters▲136

    Reporters and technologists helping each other

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slant News▲97

    Sharp angles on news and culture.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Contactable▲225

    Find journalists that want to write about you

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sociable▲93

    Documenting how technology transforms societies

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Feedial▲63

    A next-generation news reader

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    News Genius▲66

    Make sense of the news

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Umano▲161

    Interesting articles read to you by real people

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tally▲92

    People powered newsfeeds about anything

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Grasswire▲102

    A real-time newsroom controlled by everyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Synopsis▲83

    Need To Know News

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Newsbeat▲72

    Print and online news radio

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pressfarm▲111

    Find journalists to write about your startup.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Crew▲81

    Private, Group Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Storini▲60

    Suggest your news. Support your community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Trove▲58

    News stories picked by people who share your interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →