Research Associate
Konrad Bleyer-Simon is a Research Associate at the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (European University Institute) and works on the Policy Analysis and Research task of EDMO. He’s involved in EDMO’s work on structural indicators and chairs the EDMO Hubs Policy and Analysis Working Group. He holds a doctoral degree from the Human Rights Under Pressure joint program of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as well as a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. Prior to working at CMPF/EDMO, he worked for NGOs and news media in Berlin, Brussels, Bishkek and Budapest. In his research he looks at media and anti-disinformation policymaking, media capture, as well as new revenue models for news media.