<ahref Foundation is delighted to announce the English version of timu, our participatory platform for civic media.

Now English-speakers across the world can join an innovative publishing project based on citizen journalism practices and tools.

timu (“team” in Swahili) enables individuals, groups and organizations to easily collaborate to create stories, inquiries and other content by applying a common research method and sharing them on the Net.

Along with the original Italian version (launched last September and now largely improved), this is the next step in the development of a multi-language and multi-cultural environment where citizens can propose and pursue journalism ...