Ehsan Norouzi

• Advising the OTB International community on AI, Blockchain and Web3 technologies, and authoring policy papers to support the organization's strategic initiatives.

• Contributed to the production of a documentary series on Afghanistan, focusing on the country’s situation after the Taliban's return to power.
• Website: nytimes.com/video

• Providing strategic consultancy to the editorial team and Markus Beckedahl, Editor-in-Chief of Netzpolitik on matters related to surveillance, censorship and circumvention technologies, and the advancement of digital freedom of expression and press freedom across the Middle East.
• Website: netzpolitik.org

• Produced a series of investigative fact-checking pieces about state of the art circumvention technologies
• Hosted a series of workshops on fact-checking for Iranian journalists and activists in collaboration with Poynter Institute and International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

Website: factnameh.com

• Collaborated closely with the Toosheh team, leveraging satellite filecasting technology as a leading solution for combating internet censorship and internet shutdowns in Iran, to expand its user community. Website: toosheh.org
• Produced "The Oral History of the Internet in Iran," a podcast series featuring extensive interviews with 10 influential figures in the development of internet services in Iran.
• Website: netfreedompioneers.org

• Produced content for the TV program "Iran in the Eyes of Others": delivering impactful stories through a global lens for Iran International.
• Website: iranintl.com

• Integrated data visualization tools to create informative graphics, enhancing audience comprehension of complex issues. Overhauled content production processes at DW in collaboration with a team of talented journalists.
• Transformed DW's social media presence, increasing followers from 100k to over 1 million on Twitter and over 2 million on Instagram within 2 years.
• Website: dw.com/persian

• Managed a distributed team of authors and researchers to maintain AzadCyber, a leading website dedicated to Free Speech, Internet freedom and circumvention technologies in Iran and the Middle East.
• Implemented agile methodologies into program management processes.
• Ran a Rapid Response team to support journalists, bloggers and civil society activists in combatting censorship and against state-sponsored attacks.

• Launched the first educational website for Iranian journalists with a sharp focus on press freedom and freedom of expression in Iran and the Middle East: Khabarnegaran.info
• Responsible for budgeting and program management.
• Co-hosted a series of workshops on digital security and privacy for multiple groups of Iranian bloggers, journalists and activists.