using Colombio, citizens can collaborate with journalists, and help them publish more content they would like to see in news media, and by being socially engaged in collaboration with journalists, citizens can make direct positive impact on their communities and society through participating in process of public informing.

News media companies can engage with their audience, using great number of citizens as reporters on site, accessing instant multimedia content and information from eyewitnesses, and enabling their journalists to be more informed, manage more valuable information for publishing, and adding value to their jobs within community.

How it works?

- Citizens use free for download mobile app, with adress book of news media contacts, both e-mails and phone numbers, and can send textual information or multimedia content directly to journalists by adding content, and clicking on icon of newsdesk(s) they want to send

- News media companies get information on their newsdesk e-mail, and can additionaly use web service for managing gathered information, and making orders for citizens to do tasks (take photo, video), making them reporters on site

- Payment system allows news media companies to pay for contribution, or buy photo/video from contributors, with rights for publishing

- Rating system enables news media companies to make positive selection of contributors, and get more valuable sources

Testing release of app - Croatian market in March 2015.