Graduated the Faculty of Psychology and Doctoral Studies at Babeş Bolyai University in Cluj; he began his career as a teacher for children with hearing impairments, continued as a psychologist for the pilots of the national aerobatics group and then, until 1990, as a psychologist in the team assessing flight skills for all air navigation employees in Romania.
After 1990 he became a researcher at the Institute of Psychology of the Romanian Academy (until 1998) and began, in parallel, to work in the media - he is founding member of the political satire publication Caţavencu Academy, but also published in Truth, Old Dilemma, Freedom and produced radio and television shows. Since 1993 he co-founded a non-profit, non-governmental organization – Cultural Settlement Caţavencu Academy; the team of activists in the organization founded the association ActiveWatch dedicated to promoting free and responsible expression in the public interest. He taught, as an associate professor, at the faculties of journalism, political science and education sciences at the University of Bucharest, the National School of Political and Administrative Sciences, Babeş Bolyai University Cluj Napoca.
He coordinated the publication of several specialized volumes, published 20 articles in academic journals and over 3000 articles in the press.
Since 2021 he is Member of the National Audiovisual Council.
Biographical data:
May 2021 - present
Member of the National Audiovisual Council
1993 - May 2021
President of ActiveWatch (formerly the Press Monitoring Agency "Caţavencu Academy") - human rights organization that advocates for free communication, in the public interest. The organization is a partner for Romania of the international organization Reporters Without Borders and is a member of the largest global network working for freedom of expression, IFEX.
2019 - 2021
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Associate Professor, Media Education course
2012 - 2016
Babeş Bolyai University, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Cluj Napoca
Associate Professor, Media Research Techniques Course
2002 - 2005
National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest
Associate Professor, Media Research Techniques Course
1991 - 1999
School of Journalism, Bucharest
Associate Professor, Social Psychology course
1990 - 1998
Institute of Psychology of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest
Researcher (ex: “Vulnerability to the chauvinistic nationalist message”)
1990 - 2021
Journalism
Written press :
Caţavencu Academy, Kamikaze, ActiveWatch Blog, Truth, Old Dilemma, Freedom;
Producer of TV and radio programs: TVR (“Press Academy”), Realitatea TV (“Oh, my press” - CNA award 2003), Prima TV (“Crossfire”), Radio Contact (“Blues for two”);
1980 - 1990 Aeronautical Medicine Center, Bucharest Psychologist, psychological expertise for air navigation employees
1978 - 1980
Romanian Central Aeroclub, Bucharest
Psychologist, motor flight acrobatics group 1976 - 1978
Kindergarten for the deaf, Bucharest
Teacher, speech education
Education
1971 - 1975
Babeş Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology, Cluj
Psychology and Pedagogy
1977 - 1983
Babeş Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology, Cluj
Doctor of Psychology
2010
CNFPA
Trainer
Publications:
academic
“Social Studies” - book for high school students, (co-ed.), Humanitas, 2007 «Competence in Mass Media» - book for high school students, (ed.), Humanitas, 2005 «Office of Psychology», (ed .), Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 1992 «Everyday Psychology» (ed.), Romanian Academy Publishing House, Bucharest, 1988 «Motivation for flight» in «The Psychological Dimension of Flight», Military Printing House, Bucharest, 1987 - 20 articles in publications academic
Mass media;
over 3000 articles of investigation or opinion
Language: Romanian
Foreign languages: French, English (independent) and German, Italian (elementary)