# Paul Radu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Radu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Radu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Radu > Source revision: 1343254960 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Paul Radu** (born 1975–76)[1] is an [investigative journalist](/source/Investigative_journalism) from [Romania](/source/Romania).[2] He is the co-founder of the [Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project](/source/Organized_Crime_and_Corruption_Reporting_Project), for which he and co-founder Drew Sullivan received the Special Award by the [European Press Prize](/source/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](/source/Deva,_Romania), [Hunedoara County](/source/Hunedoara_County), in a family with roots both from the region and from [Timișoara](/source/Timi%C8%99oara). While studying at the [University of Timișoara](/source/West_University_of_Timi%C8%99oara), he started working for a local newspaper. After graduation, he moved to [Bucharest](/source/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](/source/Central_European_Initiative) [jury](/source/Jury) to name that year's best investigative journalist; the jury chose [Drago Hedl](/source/Drago_Hedl).[10] In 2009, he appeared on *[48 Hours](/source/48_Hours_(TV_series))* investigating [sexual slavery](/source/Sexual_slavery) and [human trafficking in Romania](/source/Human_trafficking_in_Romania).[11] He has also investigated [human trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/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](/source/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?"](https://viitorulromaniei.ro/2015/10/26/ziaristul-pe-care-escrocii-il-urasc-cine-este-paul-radu/) (in Romanian). *viitorulromaniei.ro*. Retrieved February 8, 2025. 1. Nancy Keefe Rhodes (2012). ["Not My Life: Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer's Latest Meditation on Good and Evil"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044148/http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/MovingImages/Not%20My%20Life%20-%20Stone%20Canoe%20FINAL%202012%20-%20Rhodes.pdf). *[Stone Canoe](/source/Stone_Canoe)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/MovingImages/Not%20My%20Life%20-%20Stone%20Canoe%20FINAL%202012%20-%20Rhodes.pdf) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2013. 1. Jan Gunnar Furuly (March 9, 2012). ["Journalist forsøkt utpresset med sexbilder"](http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Journalist-forsokt-utpresset-med-sexbilder-6781111.html) (in Norwegian). *[Aftenposten](/source/Aftenposten)*. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 1. OCCRP. ["Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200526071354/https://www.occrp.org/en/awards). *www.occrp.org*. Archived from [the original](https://www.occrp.org/en/awards) on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-28. 1. Sherry Ricchiardi (June–July 2010). ["Playing Defense"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130722050814/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4884). *[American Journalism Review](/source/American_Journalism_Review)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4884) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 1. ["Investigative journalist Paul Radu introduces himself and his work of tracking organised crime across borders"](https://exposingtheinvisible.org/en/interviews/the-reporter/). *exposingtheinvisible.org*. July 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2025. 1. ["Paul Radu"](https://www.icfj.org/our-work/knight/profiles/paul-radu). *International Center for Journalists*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Paul Radu"](https://www.europeanpressprize.com/laureate/paul-radu/). *European Press Prize*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Skoll | Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project"](https://skoll.org/organization/organized-crime-and-corruption-reporting-project/). Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Quando il coraggio premia"](http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/aree/Croazia/Quando-il-coraggio-premia) (in Italian). [Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso](/source/Osservatorio_Balcani_e_Caucaso). May 26, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 1. Rebecca Leung (February 11, 2009). ["Rescued from Sex Slavery"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rescued-from-sex-slavery-12-07-2005/). *[48 Hours](/source/48_Hours_(TV_series))*. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 1. Beth Kampschror (May 23, 2006). ["In Bosnia, convicts get weekends off"](https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0523/p07s02-woeu.html). *[The Christian Science Monitor](/source/The_Christian_Science_Monitor)*. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 1. Partners, Press (2016-12-12). ["Alfred Friendly Press Partners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230213170405/https://presspartners.org/former-fellow-now-a-globe-trotting-investigative-reporter/). *Alfred Friendly Press Partners*. Archived from [the original](https://presspartners.org/former-fellow-now-a-globe-trotting-investigative-reporter/) on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Paul Radu – BIRN Summer School"](https://birnsummerschool.org/trainers-and-panelists/paul-radu/). *birnsummerschool.org*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism 2007-2008"](https://www.cartercenter.org/health/mental_health/fellowships/archive/author/radu.html). *The Carter Center*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Paul Radu"](https://www.icfj.org/our-work/knight/profiles/paul-radu). *International Center for Journalists*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Paul Radu | Ashoka"](https://www.ashoka.org/en-nl/fellow/paul-radu) (in en-nl). *www.ashoka.org*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Board of Directors"](https://gijn.org/about-us/gijn-board-of-directors/). *gijn.org*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["ICIJ member Paul Cristian Radu"](https://www.icij.org/journalists/paul-cristian-radu/). Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Meet the Sigmas 2024 jury and prize committee"](https://www.sigmaawards.org/meet-the-jury/). *The Sigma Awards*. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Expert Advisory Group | Allard prize"](https://allardprize.org/allard-prize-advisory-board/). *allardprize.org*. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. Sarnecki, Matt (2023-04-27), ["The Killing of a Journalist"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21093696/) (Documentary, Crime), Final Cut for Real, Frame Films, OCCRP, retrieved 2024-05-21 1. Roxborough, Scott (2023-11-27). ["Investigative Reporters Team With Filmmakers at First Floodlight Summit in Colombia"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/investigative-reporters-filmmakers-floodlight-summit-colombia-1235677081/). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 2024-05-21. 1. Daly, Max (2023-11-09). ["Here's What You Need to Know About the Panama Papers Of The Drug World"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/narcofiles-papers/). *Vice*. Retrieved 2024-05-21. 1. ["Journalism Cloud Alliance Launches"](https://gfmd.info/briefings/journalism-cloud-alliance-launch/). *GFMD*. Retrieved 2024-10-18. 1. ["Azerbaijan MP discontinues defamation case against investigative journalist Paul Radu | Doughty Street Chambers"](https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/azerbaijan-mp-discontinues-defamation-case-against-investigative-journalist-paul-radu). *www.doughtystreet.co.uk*. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2024-05-21. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paul Radu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Radu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Radu?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.