BLOCKCHAIN FOR JOURNALISM - POTENTIAL USE CASES

Abstract

The blockchain is a shared, distributed database with a cryptographic algorithm to insure the security, safety and immutability of the data. In the present paper, we will do an analysis of possible theoretical use cases of distributed ledger technologies for information sharing in journalism and the current practical applications, which is seen by certain journalists as a technology that could revive an industry in crisis (Quinn, 2019), making "creators migrate to platforms that provide greater intellectual property". (Webb, 2019, p. 59)