Roman Aleksandrovich Anin (; born 16 December 1986) is a Russian investigative journalist. He is one of the founders of the independent (IStories) outlet and a former journalist for the Russian newspaper ''
Novaya Gazeta''. The main investigation in which he was involved is the investigation of the
Panama Papers.
Biography
Roman Anin was born on 16 December 1986 in
Chișinău, Moldova. His grandfather was labelled as an "
enemy of the people
The term enemy of the people or enemy of the nation, is a designation for the political or class opponents of the subgroup in power within a larger group. The term implies that by opposing the ruling subgroup, the "enemies" in question are ac ...
" and spent 15 years in prison.
Anin's journalistic career began in 2006, in the sports department of the ''
Novaya Gazeta'' newspaper. In 2008, he started working in the investigation department of ''Novaya Gazeta''.
In 2010, Anin graduated from the
MSU Faculty of Journalism
The MSU Faculty of Journalism is a faculty of the Moscow State University. It is situated on the Mohovaya, 9, in downtown Kremlin.
The Dean (education)">dean of the MSU Faculty of Journalism is professor Elena Leonidovna Vartanova. The President ...
, admission to which was connected with the desire to become a football commentator.
He also studied at the
as a Ph.D. candidate in global economics.
Since 2009, Anin has been working with the
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Inc. (ICIJ), is an independent global network of 280 investigative journalists and over 140 media organizations spanning more than 100 countries. It is based in Washington, D.C. with ...
and the
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is a global network of investigative journalists with staff on six continents. It was founded in 2006 and specializes in organized crime and corruption. It publishes its stories through ...
. He is also a teaching and research fellow at the Centre for Media Studies at the
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and teaches students at the
Higher School of Economics
HSE University (russian: link=no, «Высшая школа экономики», ВШЭ), officially the National Research University Higher School of Economics (russian: link=no, Национальный исследовательский ун ...
in Moscow, Russia.
In 2018–2019, Anin studied under the
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford programme.
In 2020, Anin launched the (IStories) investigative outlet.
As part of his investigative activities, he collaborated with
Reuters
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The agency was esta ...
, ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'', and the
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case, he himself considers his most important investigation to be the investigation into the Russian intelligence generals of the
(FSB).
On 20 August 2021, Roman Anin, IStories and five journalists were labelled as "
" in Russia. The day before, the
; .
.
Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award in the category of "Best in Business – International-Investigative" as a member of the
investigative group.
investigative group.
'' award together with Russian journalist for their article "".
2019: Finalist of
.
2020: ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award.
.