Journalism Missions Become Real-World Assets with On-Chain Revenue Sharing
**Traditional journalism economics are broken.** High-risk frontline assignments - requiring flights, fixers, insurance, and weeks of prep - typically collapse into a single day rate plus one-time licensing fee. Once stories leave headlines, their financial value drops to zero.
**But the content doesn't disappear.** Images, footage, and verified context get reused in:
- Documentaries and explainers
- Textbooks and educational materials
- AI training datasets
The problem: **creators rarely share in this long-tail value.**
**Enter mission-as-RWA model.** Instead of one-off jobs, entire assignments become real-world assets bundling:
- Rights and provenance
- Future licensing cashflows
- On-chain verification
**How it works:**
- Supporters back missions, not just stories
- When assets get licensed to media, platforms, or AI systems
- Value flows back to both frontline creators and early supporters
**The vision:** [Capture for IP](https://capture.app) and The PROOF Challenge create real missions, captured and verified on-chain, designed to reward truth-tellers over much longer time horizons.
This model transforms journalism from cost center to asset class, ensuring quality content creators benefit from ongoing value creation rather than one-time payments.