THOMAS PRAGER

Head of Austria Programme

Thomas coordinates Lie Detectors’ activities in Austria, designing country-level strategy and delivering training for journalists. His work is informed by his co-founding and ongoing leadership of leading Austrian media literacy non-profit Digitaler Kompass. Thomas previously worked as a journalist for various media in Vienna and as a Research Fellow at the Department of Communication at University of Vienna. During his Master’s thesis in journalism and communication science, he analysed possible solutions to the increasing amount of disinformation on the internet.