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Reporting Web3: Challenges of Technology Journalism in Serving Informed Publics in Europe
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Reporting Web3: Challenges of Technology Journalism in Serving Informed Publics in Europe

Katja Leifheit, Judith Pies, Hilde Van den Bulck, Alessandro D’Arma, Marius Dragomir, Minna Horowitz, Marta Rodríguez-Castro and Martín Vaz-Álvarez
Global media journal. German edition, v 16(1), pp 1-25
01 Jul 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60678/chxj7t92
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Abstract

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This article presents a quality assessment of Web3 coverage in mainstream media across four European countries—Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom—as a starting point for discussing the standards of technology journalism that can meaningfully support an informed public. It begins with an overview of existing research on technology journalism and its role in fostering informed citizenry. This is followed by a mixed-methods content analysis, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, to examine how the complex topic of Web3 is reported in the four European countries. Insights from journalists and editors contextualize the analysis. The findings highlight three key challenges across all countries: an event-driven rather than process-oriented focus, a narrow thematic scope on the financial applications of Web3 technology (cryptocurrencies), and a relatively limited diversity of sources. The article concludes by exploring how these challenges—and the broader trends in Web3 reporting—shed light on the potential and pitfalls of technology journalism in contemporary societies.

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