Simen Ekern
Norwegian writer and journalist
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Simen Ekern (born 1975) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2011. Since 2024 he works for the trade magazine Dagens Næringsliv in Oslo.[1]
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| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Occupations | Journalist, non-fiction writer |
| Employer | Dagens Næringsliv |
| Awards | Brage Prize (2011) |
Career
Educated as historian of ideas,[2] Ekern worked as freelance journalist for various newspapers, including Aftenposten, Verdens Gang, Dagens Næringsliv and Dagbladet.[3] He was subseauently freelancer for the television channel TV 2 and for Morgenbladet.[2]
He made his literary debut in 2006 with the book Berlusconis Italia, about the Italian society. His second book Roma from 2011, treats subcultures in the Italian capital Rome.[3] For this book he was awarded the Brage Prize in 2011.[4] In 2015 he wrote the book Europeere.[3] In 2017 he issued the book Folket det er meg, about populism in Europe.[5]
In 2020 he was appointed as foreign correspondent for NRK in Brussels, succeeding Philip Lote.[2][3] He left this job in 2024 to begin working for Dagens Næringsliv, a trade magazine in Norway.[1]
