| LC control no. | no2021028231 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project |
| Variant(s) | OCCRP |
| See also | Founding person of corporate body: Radu, Paul Founding person of corporate body: Sullivan, Drew Corporate body member of corporate body of: Journalism Development Network Corporate body member of corporate body: RISE Project Founding corporate body of corporate body: Centrul Roman Pentru Jurnalism De Investigatie Corporate body member of corporate body: Centrul Roman Pentru Jurnalism De Investigatie Founding corporate body of corporate body: Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Corporate body member of corporate body: Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Biography/History note | Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu met in 2003 and in 2007 they founded the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Paul had recently founded the Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism in Bucharest, and Drew was in the process of starting up the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) in Sarajevo. After 2005 when they pooled their resources with other friends and colleauges, to work on the Power Brokers Project, (which won the first Global Shining Light Award from the Global Investigative Reporting Network (GIJN), they realized they could accomplish more together. They recieved a grant from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and built the central hub, country-based center for centraliizing media insurance, commercial databases, tool development, research, and fundraising. The name OCCRP comes from the original grant proposal: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, (OCCRP) The offices of OCCRP were in Sarajevo and they shared offices with CIN. Paul and Drew eventually registered the Journalism Development Network (JDN) and made OCCRP a trade name. They formed a board of directors with some of the most respected journalists. Drew became JDN's executive director and Paul became OCCRP's executive director. In 2011, OCCRP opened a EU-based branch in Bucharest, co-located with the RISE Project (an OCCRP member, co-founded by Paul). The country-based center model of OCCRP has inspired similar centers throughout the world. It has become one of the world's largest and most effective investigative reporting organizations and it regularly wins international awards. The network is active from Europe to Central Asia, and also works in Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa. <https://www.occrp.org/en/history-of-occrp> |
| Beginning date | 2007 |
| Located | Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Field of activity | Journalism Organized crime investigation Corruption investigation Investigative reporting |
| Affiliation | Journalism Development Network RISE Project Centrul Roman Pentru Jurnalism De Investigatie Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Found in | OCCRP. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, website, viewed March 3, 2021: Team. Paul Radu (Paul Radu and Drew Sullivan founded OCCRP in 2007.) <https://www.occrp.org/en/history-of-occrp> OCCRP. The Journalism Development Network, website, viewed March 3, 2021 (The Journalism Development Network (JDN) operates the Organized Crime and Corruption Report Project (OCCRP), an award-winning non-profit investigative news organization and innovator in investigative reporting. OCCRP reports on organized crime and corruption with more than 20 international partners.) <https://www.occrp.org/en/jdn> CRJI. Centrul Roman Pentru Jurnalism De Investigatie, website [translated], viewed March 5, 2021: About (CRJI, Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism aims to promote, protect, and train investigative journalists. Location: Bucharest Romania) Partner (In October 2001 CRJI was registered as a non profit association. In 2006 CRJI was a founding member of the international network, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). After OCCRP was registered as an NGO in the USA, CRJI left the organzation in 2011.) <https://crji.org/?idT=108&idC=108> CIN. Center for Investigative Reporting, website, viewed March 5, 2021: About CIN (The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN) in Sarajevo is unique in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The center is a founding member of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).) <https://www.cin.ba/en/about/> |
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