Raul Ferrer-Conill is an associate professor of Journalism and Media and Communication at the University of Stavanger, Norway. His research investigates digital journalism, audience engagement, gamification, and the structural changes of the datafied society. His work has been published in international journals, including Digital Journalism, New Media & Society, Journalism Studies, and Nordicom Review. He is the director of the Digital Society Research Group at UiS and the chair PolSoc Research School.