JournoDAO Timeline

Review our history in timeline format below to get up to speed. In reverse chronological order, of course (new stuff first).

2022

Streamr accepts proposal to onboard journalists to the network and build out necessary tooling
$7500 in grant funding transferred to Keith Axline from Streamr as $DATA tokens. Keith converts to USDC and earmarks $2500 for UkraineDAO, $2500 for JounroDAO, and $2300 (some value lost in conversion) for himself for development work.
$2500 invested by Keith Axline on behalf of the JournoDAO treasury according to an agreed upon investment plan.
Published Local Journalism Is the Blockchain Security Model for Politics and Culture
Created an account on Orbis
Attended the Sapien DAO Roundtable
Published Let's Buy a Newspaper on Mirror

Began using Clarity for project/task management
Setup G Suite/Google Business accounts for core team
Core team agrees on a governance model based on non-transferrable ERC20s, Keith Axline starts development
Spoke with Fraser Nelson at The National Trust for Local News
Sketched out some potential product offerings and discussed with team
Team agrees to start pursuing an integration with Streamr Network and apply for a grant for the company's Data Fund. Keith Axline is point of contact.
Published Dear Journalists, Don’t Sleep on Web3. Now also posted on the JournoDAO blog.

Launched website at journodao.xyz
Explored collaboration with MovementDAO
Began looking for journalists to partner with in Ukraine
Published JournoDAO is Upgrading the Journalism Ecosystem. Join us. on Mirror. Created JournoDAO publication on Mirror. Post can now also be found on the JournoDAO blog.
Eric Mack, David Burt, and Keith Axline attend ETHDenver
Eric Mack delivers a foundational talk about JournoDAO