Simen Ekern (born 1975) is a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer.

Educated as historian of ideas,[1] Ekern worked as freelance journalist for various newspapers, including Aftenposten, Verdens Gang, Dagens Næringsliv and Dagbladet.

[1] He made his literary debut in 2006 with the book Berlusconis Italia, about the Italian society.

[2] In 2017 he issued the book Folket det er meg, about populism in Europe.

[4] In 2020 he was appointed as foreign correspondent for NRK in Brussels, succeeding Philip Lote [no].