I am a freelance features writer, recently converted to investigative journalism. Currently, I am a Milena Jesenska Fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria.Between August 2014 and June 2015, I was a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (Arizona State University). During my Humphrey year, I examined funding models for investigative journalism across the U.S. in order to adopt similar solutions in my home country.For five years, until mid-2011, I was special correspondent for Evenimentul zilei, one of the main Romanian newspapers. During my work there, I covered mainly social subjects usually labeled as marginal by mainstream media. For one of my stories, I was awarded the best feature writing in 2011 by the Romanian Press Club. In January 2012, I won the 'European Reporter 2011', competition organized by The Representation of the European Commission and the European Parliament Information Office in Romania.In December 2011, I became a member of The Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism. After a nine months experience as an editor for the Romanian portal of Yahoo! News Romania, I started a freelance career. My stories have been published by media outlets such as USA Today, Bloomberg BNA and Dilema Veche. Between January and March 2013, I worked as a reporter-in-residence with The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) in Boston. The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence (BFJE), awarded by The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), was the perfect continuation of this learning experience. The resulting article, published by New Statesman (UK), Suddeutsche Zeitung (DE), Standard (AU), Balkan Insight (SB), Vreme (SB) or Casa Jurnalistului (RO), won the first prize of BFJE 2013.