Hello Web3 - Why I’m Here and What I’m Building on Steemit

Hello everyone,

My name is Vlad. I’m 21 years old, a Belarusian student currently finishing my bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Social Communication at Vistula University in Warsaw. This post is my introduction to the Web3 space and to the community of Steemit.

I come from a journalism background, but I’m entering a moment where theory is no longer enough. My university chapter is closing, and what I need now is practice - real publishing, real feedback, real responsibility for words and ideas. That is exactly why I am here.

My background

My academic focus is digital journalism, social communication, and media systems. I am currently completing my diploma thesis on decentralized journalism, blockchain-based media platforms, and the impact of Web3 technologies on freedom of speech, editorial independence, and content authenticity.

While researching platforms like Steemit, Mirror, and decentralized social protocols, I realized something important - you cannot seriously write about decentralized media without participating in it. Observation from the outside is not enough. Web3 is experiential by nature.

Why Web3 and why Steemit

Traditional media platforms are built on centralized control - algorithms, monetization rules, visibility, and even access can be changed overnight. Web3 proposes a different logic: ownership instead of permission, transparency instead of opaque moderation, incentives instead of pure extraction.

Steemit is interesting to me because it combines blogging, community governance, and blockchain-based rewards into one system. Writing here is not just publishing content - it is participation in an economic and social protocol. That makes every post more responsible and more real.

For someone studying journalism, this is not theory. This is a living laboratory.

What I will write about here

This blog will focus on:

decentralized journalism and Web3 media models

freedom of speech, censorship resistance, and moderation dilemmas

blockchain, identity, content authenticity, and trust

media theory translated into real platforms and real practice

reflections from a student moving into the professional media world

I will write as a learner, not as a guru. My goal is clarity, structure, and honest analysis - not hype.

Why I’m really here

I am here because I believe journalism is changing at the infrastructure level, not just at the level of formats or platforms. Web3 may not be perfect, but it forces us to ask better questions:

Who owns content?

Who decides visibility?

Who pays, and why?

How is trust built when institutions fail?

Steemit is my entry point into answering these questions through action, not just writing a diploma.

If you are reading this - thank you for your attention.
This is the beginning.

Vlad