Sometimes journalism is ironically called "the second oldest profession." This term indeed has right to exist. In any case, all this time journalism, one way or another, depended on those who "call the tune" - organize the publishing process, pay salaries, organize distribution, and so on. But what if we stand on the threshold of an era when this settled order of things will collapse?
However, it is only blockchain journalism that is at issue at the moment. In particular, the technology of "smart contracts" has made possible the emergence of such platforms as Civil and Steemit - a self-managed platform for the media and social network, where not only posting, but even leaving comments and likes are rewarded. And these are not the only projects of this kind: PUBLIQ offers authors and readers "new sincerity" in journalism based on a reputation system. Media Shifter and Userfeeds are aimed at solving similar problems. We will try to understand the most striking examples.
Creators of Civil describe their offspring as "Self-Sustained Journalism" based on a simple observation - on the Internet, the media has much less costs than with traditional edition. Going online is supposed to preserve local journalism, which...Read more
Topic: Will blockchain kill traditional journalism? Share your opinion. (Read 136 times)
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