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Posted on July 15, 2022July 5, 2022

Substack CEO Chris Best: Social media is making us angry and dumb

Substack co-founder and CEO Chris Best joins “TechCheck” to discuss the company’s valuation and disruption of the media landscape.… Read the rest

Posted on June 23, 2020January 2, 2021

Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down

R.I.P. Civil — Lessons from a failed startup

Civil, the high-profile, blockchain-backed attempt to nurture nascent digital news sites, is shutting down. It’s “the end of Civil,” he said. Iles and his seven-person tech team will be folded into Civil’s … Read the rest

Posted on October 20, 2018October 19, 2018

Blockchain and Next Generation Media

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The International News Media Association (INMA) hosted a webinar this past week (Oct 17, 2018) titled, “Blockchain: Enabling Next Generation Media Services.”

The webinar was presented by Stefan Farestam, Co-Founder, Carechain, Sweden.

INMA editor, Shelley Seale, provided an article about … Read the rest

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018

Blockchain, Trust and Journalism

Daniel Sieberg speaks about blockchain, cryptocurrency, trust and more specifically, what blockchain is good for when it comes to journalism.

In this talk he highlights three points:

  • Governance: Putting value, such as a vote, or a token, in the
… Read the rest
Posted on October 18, 2018October 19, 2018

Civil’s First Token Sale: No Go. Will Try Again.

Civil

Civil’s goal for their first token sale: Sell 34 million CVL tokens for between $8 million and $24 million.

The sale began on September 18 and concluded Monday night, October 16.

1,012 buyers purchased $1,435,491 worth of CVL tokens. Since … Read the rest

Posted on September 16, 2018October 2, 2018

Exploring New Journalism Economics with Civil

Civil

It’s no secret that the economics of 21st century journalism is in trouble.

Hari Sreenivasan from PBS in NY explores an attempt to use blockchain for the purpose of solving two major issues with modern journalism:

  • The growing trust gap
… Read the rest
Posted on August 14, 2018January 2, 2021

Civil: A New Journalism Paradigm on Blockchain

Civil

Civil.co describes itself as “The Decentralized Marketplace for Sustainable Journalism.”

Its mission is “to help power sustainable journalism throughout the world.”

“We believe in a new approach that takes advertisers and other third-party interests out of the equation, enabling journalists … Read the rest

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