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Paul Radu
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Radu being interviewed for the human trafficking documentary film Not My Life (left to right: Radu, Richard Young, Robert Bilheimer)
Born1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)
Deva, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Alma materWest University of Timișoara
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Organization(s)Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism
Known forInvestigating transnational crime in Eastern Europe

Paul Radu (born 1975–76)[1] is an investigative journalist from Romania.[2] He is the co-founder of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, for which he and co-founder Drew Sullivan received the Special Award by the European Press Prize.[3][4] He is also one of the cofounders of the Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism.[5]

Early life

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Radu was born in Deva, Hunedoara County, in a family with roots both from the region and from Timișoara. While studying at the University of Timișoara, he started working for a local newspaper. After graduation, he moved to Bucharest, where he was assigned investigative work and also covered criminal affairs for several newspapers.[6]

Awards and recognition

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He is the recipient of numerous awards including in 2004, the Knight International Journalism Award and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award,[7] in 2007, the Global Shining Light Award, the Tom Renner Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, the 2011 the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting and the 2015 European Press Prize.[8] In 2020 he was awarded the Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship[9] and He has also been part of the Panama Papers multiple awards winning team.

In 2008, he sat on a Central European Initiative jury to name that year's best investigative journalist; the jury chose Drago Hedl.[10] In 2009, he appeared on 48 Hours investigating sexual slavery and human trafficking in Romania.[11] He has also investigated human trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]

Paul has been selected for a number of fellowships including the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship in 2001,[13] the Milena Jesenska Press Fellowship in 2002,[14] the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in 2007,[15] the 2008 Knight International Journalism fellowship with the International Center for Journalists[16] and he was selected as an Ashoka Global Fellow in 2018.[17] He is a board member for the Global Investigative Journalism Network,[18] a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists,[19] a member of the jury for the global Sigma Data Journalism Awards,[20] and a member of the Allard Prize advisory board.[21]

Journalistic Work

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Radu is the executive producer of the award-winning film “The Killing of a Journalist.”[22]

In 2023, he co-founded Floodlight: Fiction in the Public Interest, an initiative that brings together investigative journalists and filmmakers together to make TV series and films.[23]

Also in 2023, Radu oversaw the NarcoFiles project, a series of investigations that revealed the inner workings of transnational smuggling gangs from Latin America to Europe.[24]

Radu is a co-founder of the Journalism Cloud Alliance, which is examining data storage costs and risks to ensure newsrooms can increase investigative journalism capacity and stay sustainable. He is a committee member of the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism which defines ethics and principles that journalists, newsrooms and media outlets can apply in their work with artificial intelligence.[25]

In 2020 Radu was sued for defamation in London by Azerbaijani MP, Javanshir Feyziyev, over two articles in OCCRP's award-winning Azerbaijan Laundromat series about money-laundering out of Azerbaijan. The case was discontinued two weeks before the trial was to start.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Crăciun, Andrei (October 26, 2015). "Ziaristul pe care escrocii îl urăsc. Cine este Paul Radu?". viitorulromaniei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Nancy Keefe Rhodes (2012). "Not My Life: Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer's Latest Meditation on Good and Evil" (PDF). Stone Canoe: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Jan Gunnar Furuly (March 9, 2012). "Journalist forsøkt utpresset med sexbilder". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  4. ^ OCCRP. "Awards". www.occrp.org. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  5. ^ Sherry Ricchiardi (June–July 2010). "Playing Defense". American Journalism Review. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  6. ^ "Investigative journalist Paul Radu introduces himself and his work of tracking organised crime across borders". exposingtheinvisible.org. July 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "Paul Radu". International Center for Journalists. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  8. ^ "Paul Radu". European Press Prize. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  9. ^ "Skoll | Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project". Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  10. ^ "Quando il coraggio premia" (in Italian). Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso. May 26, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  11. ^ Rebecca Leung (February 11, 2009). "Rescued from Sex Slavery". 48 Hours. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  12. ^ Beth Kampschror (May 23, 2006). "In Bosnia, convicts get weekends off". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  13. ^ Partners, Press (2016-12-12). "Alfred Friendly Press Partners". Alfred Friendly Press Partners. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  14. ^ "Paul Radu – BIRN Summer School". birnsummerschool.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  15. ^ "The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism 2007-2008". The Carter Center. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  16. ^ "Paul Radu". International Center for Journalists. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  17. ^ "Paul Radu | Ashoka". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  18. ^ "Board of Directors". gijn.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  19. ^ "ICIJ member Paul Cristian Radu". Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  20. ^ "Meet the Sigmas 2024 jury and prize committee". The Sigma Awards. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  21. ^ "Expert Advisory Group | Allard prize". allardprize.org. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  22. ^ Sarnecki, Matt (2023-04-27), The Killing of a Journalist (Documentary, Crime), Robert Fico, Robert Kalinak, Andrej Kiska, Final Cut for Real, Frame Films, OCCRP, retrieved 2024-05-21
  23. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-11-27). "Investigative Reporters Team With Filmmakers at First Floodlight Summit in Colombia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  24. ^ Daly, Max (2023-11-09). "Here's What You Need to Know About the Panama Papers Of The Drug World". Vice. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  25. ^ "Journalism Cloud Alliance Launches". GFMD. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  26. ^ "Azerbaijan MP discontinues defamation case against investigative journalist Paul Radu | Doughty Street Chambers". www.doughtystreet.co.uk. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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