RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and JournalismRUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and JournalismВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика2312-92202312-9247Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4534710.22363/2312-9220-2025-30-2-404-414KMJQDMJOURNALISMЖурналистикаResearch ArticleDecentralized Ledger Journalism: An Uninvestigated Frontier of Data-Driven ReportingЖурналистика децентрализованных реестров: новый этап в развитии журналистики данныхhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-07399815-2252ShilinaAlexandra G.ШилинаАлександра Геннадьевна

PhD in Philology, Researcher

кандидат филологических наук, исследователь

alexandrashilina@mail.ruInstitute of Paradigm ResearchИнститут «Парадайм Ресёрч»15072025302VOL 30, NO2 (2025)ТОМ 30, №2 (2025)40441431072025Copyright ©; 2025, Shilina A.G.Copyright ©; 2025, Шилина А.Г.2025Shilina A.G.Шилина А.Г.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/45347

Proposes are offered Decentralized Ledger Journalism (DLJ) as a distinct and timely subfield within data journalism, emerging at the intersection of technological innovation and investigative practice. Drawing on the unique affordances of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLT), this approach positions public, immutable records not merely as supplementary datasets, but as primary sources for journalistic inquiry. From financial transactions and smart contract events to decentralized governance and identity systems, distributed ledgers offer a new evidentiary terrain - structured, transparent, and resistant to alteration. Beyond their utility as data sources, these systems provide native mechanisms for content authentication, including cryptographic timestamping, verifiable provenance, and censorship-resistant publication infrastructures. Such tools enable new methods of verification and preservation, allowing journalists to secure both the integrity of their sources and the durability of their outputs. By exploring the methodological and epistemological implications of blockchain-based journalism, this study outlines how decentralized ledgers can serve both as subject and substrate of inquiry. DLJ, we argue, offers a novel framework for enhancing journalistic integrity in a digital environment increasingly shaped by opacity, manipulation, and central control.

Предпринимается попытка концептуализации журналистики децентрализованных реестров как самостоятельного направления в рамках журналистики данных. Это направление формируется на пересечении технологических достижений в области распределенных реестров (Distributed Ledger Technology, DLT) и современных аналитико-расследовательских практик. Распределенные реестры, включая технологии блокчейн, рассматриваются как потенциальные первичные источники информации, пригодные для системного, верифицируемого и воспроизводимого анализа. К числу таких источников относятся транзакционные данные, события, зафиксированные в смарт-контрактах, результаты голосований в децентрализованных автономных организациях (DAO), цифровые удостоверения личности, а также иные элементы ончейн-инфраструктур. Отдельное внимание уделяется внутренним возможностям распределенных реестров: криптографической отметке времени, подтвержденноиму происхождению данных и механизмам публикации, устойчивым к цензуре и модификациям. Рассматриваются потенциальные способы интеграции этих механизмов в процедуры сбора, проверки, хранения и распространения информации. Кроме того, анализируются эпистемологические последствия использования неизменяемых и общедоступных цифровых реестров в качестве объекта, среды журналистского исследования. Автор приходит к выводу, что журналистика децентрализованных реестров - перспективная концептуальная и практическая рамка, способная усилить транспарентность и верифицируемость журналистской деятельности в условиях роста цифровых манипуляций, недостоверных источников и концентрации контроля над информацией.

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