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

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

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

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

  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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