Reinhard Anton Handler

Karlstads Universitet · Department of Geography, Media and Communication

Handler shows in his chapter the importance of control in producing free and open source software (f/oss). He describes how control mechanism are not exclusive to industrial production. Rather they are central for processes which are based on decentralisation and flexibility. By looking at the central role of control in f/oss, it shows that the com...

One of the most celebrated characteristics of the internet is that it holds incredibly large amounts of data. It is also one of the most problematic characteristics of the internet. There is an overabundance of data generated on social networking sites, user comments on media outlets, review platforms, and governmental data sources that is shaping...

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the dynamics of civic participation, media agency, and data practices. To do so we analyse an investigative journalism story run by The Guardian that combined open data, crowdsourcing and game mechanics with the purpose of engaging readers. The case study highlights how data can be made accessible to people...