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.

Our main objective is to improve the standard of journalistic investigations through education, technology, and mentoring programs dedicated to young reporters who want to turn their hands to investigative journalism.

Ultimately, CONTEXT is a hub that supports cooperation between investigative journalists in Romania, one of Europe’s most corrupt countries. Furthermore, CONTEXT is part of the international network Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and actively promotes cross-border cooperation between investigative journalists.

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Basic information

Name
Context
Title
Independent media start-up
Country
Romania
City
Bucharest
Website

Supported projects

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.

Returning Home Without an Arm or a Leg

  • Exploitation
  • Migration
  • Work

AMSTERDAM/BUCHAREST/SOFIA/WARSAW - What happens if one of the million migrant workers living and working in The Netherlands - often doing dangerous jobs - gets permanently injured during a workplace accident? This investigation sheds light into the workplace accidents among migrant workers in Netherlands.

The Fentanyl Flood

  • Corruption
  • Finance
  • Organised crime
  • Trafficking

WARSAW/BUCHAREST/SINALOA - Europe is facing a fentanyl crisis. In 2023, victims of this deadly substance were reported already in a few countries. The team of journalists trace the path of fentanyl from Mexico to Romania and Poland and show the complexity of the issue.