New appointment announced: Novy steps into role as Director at IFM
Leonard Novy, a renowned journalist and political scientist, will be stepping down from his position as Director of the Cologne Institute for Media and Communications Policy (IfM) in May 2025. Novy has been leading the institute alongside the late founder and CEO, Lutz Hachmeister, since 2019.
Under their joint leadership, the IfM has set important impulses for the reform of media policy. The institute has been instrumental in hosting high-level events like the Transatlantic Media Forum in New York and the Cologne Futures, and has supported various other significant events such as the Roman Brodmann Colloquium for documentary film.
Despite Novy's departure, the institute will continue to be connected to topics like media policy, press freedom, and democracy promotion. The IfM will remain a key player in these important areas, continuing to provide valuable insights and support for various events.
Novy aims to focus more on international tasks in strategy and communications consulting in the future. He will intensify his work from his bases in Berlin and Vienna, maintaining his close connection to the topics he has been passionate about throughout his career.
At this time, there is no publicly available data on who will succeed Novy as Director of the IfM after his resignation. The institute will continue to operate under new leadership, with the same commitment to media policy, press freedom, and democracy promotion.
The Cologne Institute for Media and Communications Policy, under the leadership of Novy and Hachmeister, has made significant contributions to the field of media policy reform. Novy's dedication to these topics will continue even after he steps down from his position at the IfM.
- The Cologne Institute for Media and Communications Policy, with its focus on media policy reform and supporting events related to press freedom and democracy promotion, is expected to maintain its influence in technology-driven and politically relevant general-news discussions, even after Leonard Novy's departure.
- As Novy shifts his focus towards international strategy and communications consulting, he will continue to engage with topics of media policy, press freedom, and democracy promotion, utilising his bases in Berlin and Vienna.
