The Associated Press Partners With Blockchain-Based Journalism Firm

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The Associated Press (AP) news agency has inked a content licensing partnership with blockchain-based startup Civil, according to an official announcement Tuesday, August 28.

AP is reportedly interested in exploring ways to secure intellectual property rights, support ethical journalism, and track content usage with blockchain technology.

As part of the project, AP will deliver its content, including national and international news to Civil, so that news agencies can access it on the platform. Any newsroom wishing to access AP content will be licensed directly by AP.

As part of the collaboration, AP will own CVL tokens which, according to Civil, serve as an incentive device to keep newsrooms objective and accurate. Jim Kennedy, AP’s senior vice president for Strategy and Enterprise Development, explained the agency’s interest in digital ledger technology (DLT):

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