Civil’s blockchain model lets journalists focus on the news
Journalism was late to adapt to technology and is now paying the price. A week doesn’t go buy without notice of mass layoffs at name publications. Advertiser preferences are shifting to digital and revenue is declining.
And yet quality journalism is needed now more than ever to serve as a check against governments and individuals acting against the public interest. That journalism takes time and money to produce results, so it is often an early victim of cuts while clickbait and other easily digestible content survives.
Some of the newest technology offers a solution to this problem, Matt Coolidge believes. Mr. Coolidge is the co-founder and communications lead for Civil, a marketplace for sustainable journalism launching this spring. It is a response to the traditional, ad-driven revenue model that is being threatened in the digital age.
Way back in 2014, our founding editor
Alyson Martin wrote a story for
The Atlantic about cannabis on campus. In short, because colleges receive federal money, and cannabis remains federally illegal, colleges follow federal law, regardless of whether the state chooses to legalize.
Already, following New York’s legalization of cannabis last week,
Cornell University released a statement declaring that “cannabis use remains prohibited on campus.”
“Dear Cornell Community,” it began. “As many of you may know, this week New York state legalized the recreational use of cannabis for adults over the age of 21. However, Cornell University is subject to federal laws that expressly prohibit the possession, use or distribution of cannabis on university property or as part of university-sponsored events.”
New York s marijuana law can finally reverse the drug war s harm
It took years, but the state s new law should be a model for the rest of the country.
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April 2, 2021, 9:31 AM UTC
New York City isn t usually so late to trends. It s been 25 years since California first legalized marijuana for medical use. Almost nine years have passed since Colorado and Washington became the first states to make recreational cannabis legal. But residents of the fourth-largest state, home to the biggest city in the country, and one of the most progressive, had to watch as 13 other states and Washington, D.C., followed suit.
Hallelujah! In a single word, Christine, 79, summed up the mood of the nation. Considering I d just jabbed her in the arm with a hypodermic needle, it s not the reaction I expected, but in this case it was warranted.
Because that needle delivered her first dose of the Covid vaccine, and this jab means so much to so many. Christine went on her way 15 minutes later, absolutely delighted.
I was careful to remind her that it ll take three weeks for her immune system to begin to react. But she was thrilled that after a year of almost complete isolation, one day soon she will venture out to her local bakery without worrying.