Civil, which began with the intent to launch dozens of sites supported by a blockchain-based platform and the CVL token, fell short of fixing media funding woes
Allegra Hobbs / Patreon : Tweets: @studyhallxyz , @studyhallxyz , @dtunkelang , @harrysiegel , @jenniferbrandel , and @jason_pontin Tweets: @studyhallxyz : We are indeed in the “throw things at the wall and see what sticks” phase of the race to save journalism. but it still sucks to be collateral damage in an ambitious media experiment! https://patreon.com/... https://twitter.com/... @studyhallxyz : After the Civil grant money ran out, Popula was reduced to a shoestring budget and laid off staff. Still, founder Maria Bustillos believes in the potential of blockchain journalism https://patreon.com/... https://twitter.com/... Daniel Tunkelang / @dtunkelang : I'm shocked, shocked, that blockchain couldn't save journalism. https://www.patreon.com/... Harry Siegel / @harrysiegel : Civil dropped a lot of money that gave first fleet journalists (including me @faqnyc) a runway for projects we wouldn't have had $ to launch otherwise, effectively in return for our reputations vouching for their bet on crypto. That bet hasn't hit, but I'm grateful they made it. https://twitter.com/... Jennifer Brandel / @jenniferbrandel : Fascinating report, and makes me curious if anyone knows of any female founder(s) who have attracted $5m+ in investment for their bold ideas to save journalism? Holler if you know of any! https://twitter.com/... Jason Pontin / @jason_pontin : Civil was the stupidest idea in journalism during its desperate period - and I saw a few. The only thing that will “work” are publications delivering quality, relevancy, utility - and readers paying for those things. There will be far, far fewer pubs and journalists. https://twitter.com/...