some people call me Markus Hametner.
I am a data journalist and hacker in the creative use of technology sense. I have also cofounded a NGO fighting for the right to access official documents in Austria.
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I often work for the Süddeutsche Zeitung data journalism team and Austrian investigative outlet Dossier.
Since the fall of 2020, I've been running a free, personalized newsletter for local covid data at Corona-Ampel.org.
From August 2017 until February 2021, I was part (and unofficial deputy lead) of Addendum's Data Journalism team.
From February 2014 to July 2017, I was part of the Data & Interactive team, working both on own stories and helping other journalists present their data.
Hacks/Hackers is a global group of communities who bring together journalists (hacks) and hackers to talk about future of news and data journalism and stuff. The Vienna Chapter, which I co-founded, has been meeting since 2011.
A future of news playground, active through 2013, based on Luminous Flux
Great work w/ Gerald Gartner, Michaela Wein, Andreas Sator, Bernhard Schinwald, Katharina Lehner and Catharina Felke
A prototype format for long-running / developing stories, showing users exactly what changed since they last checked issue pages, developed w/ (and designed by) c3o
Developed in 2012, currently paused
NGO I've co-founded, aiming to fix the Right to Know (Freedom of Information) situation in Austria. We have brought the topic back on the political agenda and are staying on the case, but are also suing for information when sensible.
As part of my FOI activism, I have sued for information when denied to me.
I have won multiple cases, for example one regarding Eurofighter offset deals.
A Freedom of Information portal for Austria, based on FragDenStaat.de, which makes it easy for citizens to enforce their (very limited) right to information. Over 140 requests in its first year, and growing.
I'm also currently working on my Master's thesis for my Computer Science (CS and Media) degree at Vienna UT.
There are some more things I've done/helped with/been involved with that I'm proud of:
A festival for urban games and a games collective. Full-blown festivals were held in 2012 and 2013, a small version was run in 2014.
Possibly the smallest-budget festival you can imagine.
technical cofounder; jan '08 - dec '09
internet food ordering startup w/ quality control and a great user interface
administration, events
220 sqm hackerspace / innovation center / project space in central vienna