Samia Fitouri

Samia joined DIGITALEUROPE as Senior Manager for Communications in November 2021.

Samia’s background is a mix of in-house strategic communications management, journalism, media research and consultancy, spanning Europe, the Middle East & North Africa.

Prior to joining DIGITALEUROPE, Samia worked as a communication manager for several international non-profit organisations such as Oxfam, Action Aid and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. She also worked as a media training manager for the BBC ‘s international development agency, the BBC Media Action. She has delivered several consultancies for UNESCO, the Open Media Hub and Hivos. In 2011, Samia worked as a news writer and supported international media outlets in reporting on the Arab Spring, from her hometown Tunis. She has published opinion pieces in major international publications such as the Guardian and Aljazeera English.

Samia holds an M.A degree in Political Communication from the University of Amsterdam.