| Simen Ekern | |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Journalist, non-fiction writer |
| Employer: | NRK |
| Awards: | Brage Prize (2011) |
Simen Ekern (born 1975) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer. He was awarded the Brage Prize in 2011. Since 2020 he has been assigned as foreign correspondent for NRK, based in Brussels.
Educated as historian of ideas, Ekern worked as freelance journalist for various newspapers, including Norwegian: [[Aftenposten]], Norwegian: [[Verdens Gang]], Norwegian: [[Dagens Næringsliv]] and Norwegian: [[Dagbladet]]. He was subseauently freelancer for the television channel TV 2 and for Norwegian: [[Morgenbladet]].
He made his literary debut in 2006 with the book Norwegian: Berlusconis Italia, about the Italian society. His second book Norwegian: Roma from 2011, treats subcultures in the Italian capital Rome. For this book he was awarded the Brage Prize in 2011.[1] In 2015 he wrote the book Norwegian: Europeere. In 2017 he issued the book Norwegian: Folket det er meg, about populism in Europe.[2]
In 2020 he was appointed as foreign correspondent for NRK in Brussels, succeeding .[3]