NOTE: This event is at capacity, and there is no waitlist due to venue capacity.

We invite you to watch the livestream at https://youtu.be/Y9MN8xwmWBo and join the conversation on Twitter via #BlockchainInJournalism.

Blockchain in Journalism: Promise and Practice
October 19, 2018, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Columbia Journalism School
2950 Broadway, Pulitzer Hall
New York, NY 10027

Blockchain in Journalism — Promise and Practice is an event to educate students, reporters, editors, scholars, and entrepreneurs about the current state of blockchain technology and how it can be applied to journalism. For practitioners in media, Blockchain is in vogue today as a potential solution to the industry’s every-day problems and tasks, such as sustainable business model development, content verification, news archiving, or digital advertisement tracking. In the last few months alone token-based initiatives have been launched, smart contracts have been deployed, and new problems have emerged in relation to what constitutes a sustainable network of stakeholders.

Blockchain in Journalism wants to probe as many of the above problems as possible. It asks questions about blockchain's implications on the news and society, and aims to help journalists understand and cover blockchain technologies.

Panelists invited by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation will discuss issues of business model integration, ethical applications, and innovative technology design in relation to blockchain. Each panel will be followed by audience Q&A to facilitate deliberative environment in which the seemingly arcane phenomenon of blockchain can be openly demystified and discussed.

PROGRAM

1:00pm Introductions by the Tow Center and the Brown Institute

1:10pm Nataliya Stanetsky: Blockchain in 10 minutes

1:20pm Panel 1 - Blockchain: do we need it and what do we do with it?

Nataliya Stanetsky (Women in Blockchain)
Vivian Schiller (Civil)
Nellie Bowles (NYT)
Eran Tromer (Columbia)

2:20pm Panel 2 - Blockchain in journalism

Mark Hansen (Brown Institute)
Jarrod Dicker (Po.et)
Manoush Zomorodi (ZigZag)
Mike Goldin (AdChain)

3:20pm BREAK

3:30pm Panel 3 - Blockchain: Governance, sustainability, and risks

Emily Bell (Tow Center)
Paul Ford (Postlight)
Salah Zalatimo (Forbes)
Alexia Bedat (Klaris Law)

4:30pm Reception

This event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. Please direct any questions to towcenter@columbia.edu.