VoiceDeck: A Marketplace for Journalism Impact Certificates
Funding web3-enabled retroactive payments for investigative journalists as they achieve impactful outcomes such as resignations or policy changes, using hypercerts to represent and monetize their impact.User Review
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Reviewed on 15 Feb 2024 09:15 AM
Web3 Community & Education Round Eligibility
The project 'VoiceDeck: A Marketplace for Journalism Impact Certificates' seeks to involve investigative reporters in Web3, aligning with the round's focus on non-software initiatives that advance the Web3 space through community and educational endeavors.
To be eligible for this grant round, applicants must meet the general eligibility policy and the following specific criteria:
The project meets the specified criteria by aiming to create a Web3-based marketplace for journalism impact and showing traction with collaborations and recognition from the Web3 community.
Mission-Oriented: The project must aim to improve the Web3 ecosystem.
VoiceDeck's mission to fund investigative journalism using Web3 technology such as hypercerts inherently aims to enhance the Web3 ecosystem's trust and transparency elements.
Minimum Age: Projects must have been active for at least 3 months.
The project description indicates ongoing collaborations and developments, implying continuous activity over three months. Additionally, previous rounds of funding and recognition by the Ethereum Foundation support its activity duration.
Community Growth Initiatives
While the project engages with the community by integrating journalists into Web3 and has partnered with citizen journalism media outlets, it is not completely clear if it directly focuses on or results in community growth.
Educational Material & Resources
The project's primary aim appears to be funding investigative journalism through a marketplace, rather than the creation or provision of educational materials or resources in Web3.
Investigative Journalism (e.g. impact reporting, bad actor investigations)
VoiceDeck is primarily focused on investigative journalism by funding journalist through a retroactive model, using impact reporting as a central theme.
Content Creation (e.g., YouTube tutorials, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, memes)
Although the project concerns journalism, the provided description does not specifically mention the production of content such as tutorials, newsletters, or podcasts. Its focus is on funding mechanisms, not direct content creation.
Community-Building DAOs
The project description doesn't explicitly state that it operates as or supports a DAO for community building. The focus is on the creation of a marketplace for funding journalism.
User Onboarding
The project potentially onboards new users to the Web3 space by involving journalists and their audiences, but there is little information provided on dedicated user onboarding processes or strategies.
Inclusion, Diversity, and Advocacy Programs
The project focuses mainly on investigative journalism funding rather than directly advocating for inclusion, diversity, or running advocacy programs, unless this is integral to the journalism work funded, which is not specified.