R. (Robert) Prey, PhD

Dr. Robert Prey is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen. He earned his PhD from the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada, with a dissertation on the political economy of music streaming services. His research interests include creative/cultural industries, data and society, global communications, and social and media theory. Dr. Prey's work has been published in numerous academic journals and edited collections. Prior to and in between academic degrees he worked in radio in Canada and with multicultural television in South Korea.