“The web is under threat.” Sir Tim Berners-Lee, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, made this dramatic pronouncement earlier this year. Given that he literally invented the web, and is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees web...
With September now underway it’s ‘back to school’ time for many in the media world. Here, we look at five of the leading media tech trends to hit the headlines that you may have missed. 1. BBC Good Food launches voice skill for Amazon Alexa...
If you're in finance or business, chances are you’ll have already heard about blockchain. Over the past year or so, the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have catapulted the technology into the public consciousness. But what is blockchain technology, and how is it relevant...
In the midst of a digital revolution where it is becoming increasingly harder for publishers to generate sustainable revenue streams, The Civil Media company has launched Civil, an ambitious business structure aiming to improve transparency and autonomy through a decentralised approach. For the first time since the...
European pioneers such as De Correspondent and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism have built promising models that put community engagement (geographical or topical) at the centre of their ownership, reporting, distribution, impact and revenue. However support for these types of newsrooms is limited. There’s not...
With $5 million in funding from ConsenSys, Civil's use of blockchain technology unlocks two key benefits for journalists publishing on the platform: permanence and self-governance. The platform also has an underlying economic incentive model to promote quality journalism, Matt Coolidge, Co-Founder of Civil told Journalism.co.uk. Built on...
From The New York Times to Honolulu Civil Beat, we see sites large and small pursuing multiple revenue sources. We set out to document this complicated calculus, and, in the process, found reason for hope. Over the last three years, we’ve interviewed staff from dozens of news...
The Prime Minister is to launch a rapid response unit to battle the proliferation of “fake news” online, it has been announced. Officially named the National Security Communications Unit, it will be tasked with deterring adversaries and combating misinformation spread by 'state actors'. The unit...
