The Context platform is an independent media start-up that aims to cultivate and expand Romania’s community of investigative journalists, with a strong focus on exposing corruption, fraud, and organised crime by publishing journalistic investigations.

Founded in 2022, it has built a reputation for producing high-quality, impactful investigations and for collaborating with major international networks like OCCRP.

The outlet publishes content in Romanian and English across multiple platforms, including its website, newsletter, and social media. It has recently started encouraging its audience to support it directly through donations and subscriptions. Context.ro has also been involved in innovative AI-powered projects to track disinformation, and now seeks to develop a sustainable, community-supported model of journalism.

Context.ro

Basic information

Name
Context
Title
Independent media start-up
Country
Romania
City
Bucharest
Website
context.ro
Links
Instagram Facebook Linkedin TikTok @Context_ro

Supported projects

Building a Stronger Community for Independent Journalism in Romania

  • Innovation
  • Journalism & Media

BUCHAREST - Context.ro will test strategies to build a sustainable and engaged supporter community, essential for its financial independence. Through a two-month pilot campaign, the organisation will promote subscriptions, engage its audience through surveys and direct interaction, and create a closed group to deepen connections and gather insights.

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Context

Cross-Platform A/B Testing of Short-Form Videos

BUCHAREST - The project will A/B test short-form videos on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts to identify the most engaging formats and narratives. Insights on retention, engagement, reach, and follower growth will drive Context.ro’s data-driven content innovation and audience expansion 

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Real News for Romania’s Media Desert Regions

MOLDOVA - OLTENIA - MUNTENIA - The beneficiaries of this programme would be the communities of Moldova, Oltenia, and Southern Muntenia. Widespread politically-controlled corruption, significant social problems, and few independent sources of information characterize these regions.

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Returning Home Without an Arm or a Leg

  • Exploitation
  • Migration
  • Work

AMSTERDAM - What happens when one of the millions of migrant workers living and working in the Netherlands - often in dangerous jobs - is permanently injured in an accident at work? This investigation sheds light on workplace accidents among migrant workers in the Netherlands.

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The Fentanyl Flood

  • Corruption
  • Organised crime

WARSAW / BUCHAREST / CULIACÁN - Europe is facing a fentanyl crisis. In 2023, victims of this deadly substance have already been reported in a few countries. The team of journalists traces the path of fentanyl from Mexico to Romania and Poland, showing the complexity of the problem.

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