Aleksandra Bogdani
Aleksandra Bogdani | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Albania |
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
| Employer(s) | BalkanInsight (BIRN), Reporter.al |
| Known for | Investigative reporting on organized crime and corruption in Albania |
Aleksandra Bogdani is an Albanian investigative journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience.[1] She is affiliated with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania and regularly contributes for Reporter.al.[2][3]
Bogdani's professional output primarily involves the documentation and analysis of institutional and criminal activities within Albania, dealing with government concessions, corruption, tangled judicial and political affairs, as well as organized crime and human trafficking.[4][5]
Career
Before joining BIRN, Bogdani worked for 15 years as reporter, editor and deputy editor-in-chief of the Albanian daily newspapers Shekulli, Korrieri and MAPO.[1]
Her investigative work has included major stories on the 2015 Albanian government sterilization-services concession,[7] large-scale cocaine-trafficking networks linked to Colombian cartels (investigated by SPAK in 2025), and high-profile judicial and political cases, among them reporting involving Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj.[3]
Bogdani gives lectures in investigative journalism at the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Tirana,[8] and mentors young journalists through BIRN media-development programmes.[9]
Awards and recognition
She has received several awards for her reporting, including the 2015 CEI/SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism,[2] and the first prize (with Flamur Vezaj) in the 2014 EU Investigative Journalism Award for a series of three articles on recruitment of Albanians fighting as jihadists in Syria.[6][1]
Bogdani participated in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence in 2012, with her work addressing the lack of closure for victims of Albanian communism.[10] She won the third prize of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aleksandra Bogdani and Flamur Vezaj: Story on radicalisation in Abania". South East European Media Observatory. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
Bogdani is journalist of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. She has a long experience in Albanian media, working for 15 years as reporter, editor, and deputy editor in daily newspapers "Shekulli", "Korrieri" and "Mapo". She has also won the third prize of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.
- 1 2 3 ECPMF (2018-01-03). "Albanian Journalist: "Hopefully the wheels of justice will grind fine in the end"". European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 "Aleksandra Bogdani – Reporter.al". www.reporter.al. Archived from the original on 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Aleksandra Bogdani". International Journalism Festival. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Who's fighting against corruption in SE Europe: the media or the police?". International Journalism Festival. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 Times, Tirana (2015-07-24). "Series on jihadists' recruitment wins EU Award for Investigative Journalism - Tirana Times". Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Aleksandra Bogdani: Shëndetësia është fushë problematike, me institucionet më pak transparente". Transparency. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Vrbica, Aleksandra (2024-09-03). "Meet the Mentors Strengthening Albania's Media Landscape: Aleksandra Bogdani". BIRN. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
She is a lecturer in Investigative Journalism at the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Tirana. Aleksandra won the first prize of the EU Investigative Journalism Award in 2014 and the CEI-SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism in 2015.
- ↑ Stamatoukou, Eleni (2022-03-22). "Meet our Fellows: Aleksandra Bogdani". BIRN. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ Bogdani, Aleksandra (2012-12-07). "Secrets and Lies: Victims of Albanian Communism Denied Closure". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
Aleksandra Bogdani is a Tirana-based journalist. This article was edited by Neil Arun. It was produced as part of the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, an initiative of the Robert Bosch Stiftung and ERSTE Foundation, in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.