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Why do we close our eyes to the facts when we’re told a beautiful story about touring the world on foot, in traditional sandals?

How Foreigners See Us: 7 Music Videos Shot in Romania

Filip Standavid

The eye of the foreigner, used to seeing freshness where all you see is oozing and destitution, has already crept into several corners of Romania.

At Home with the Children of the Sun

Bogdan Dincă, Delia Marinescu

People tired of the din of big city life go to live in an alternative community in Romania’s Apuseni Mountains. Alongside the quiet of meditation, they are served conspiracy theories.

“Refusing any kind of relationship with men just felt powerful”. Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement

In South Korea, a radical feminist movement called 4B tries to completely reshape patriarchy by rejecting any kind of relationships with men. What made thousands of women make this life changing decision and what consequences does it have within Korean society?

English, please

The Exploitation on Your Plate. Romanian Workers on UK Farms During the Pandemic

Oana Țenter

The pandemic increases the risk of slave exploitation for agricultural workers - Romanians and Bulgarians are the most exposed. We spoke to workers, activists and authorities across the UK to understand the real price of food.

English, please / Fake news

What My Internet Looks Like, After Researching Online Fake News for 6 Years

Codruța Simina, Ioana Șopov

When was the last time you reflected on how your imagination works?

English, please / Literature

A Brief Account of a Book Festival in Edinburgh

Cătălina Stanislav, Vlad Pojoga

Festival Report: Edinburgh International Book Festival, one of the biggest of its kind in the world.

English, please / Stuff

About Us

Scena9

Who we are, what we do, a meet-the-team and mission statement. Formalities and other such polite stuff, with all the necessary trimmings.

English, please / Hoax

The Fake Nobel that Duped the Romanian Academy

Andra Matzal, Ioana Pelehatăi, Ionuț Sociu, Luiza Vasiliu, Sorina Vazelina

A Frenchman with a penchant for vampires invented a university and a gold medal, with which he tricked institutions, publications, and important intellectuals.

English, please / Actors

That’s Not How We Pass This Class, Alexandru!

Adi Bulboacă, Ionuț Dulămiță

Do you know who Alexandru Potocean is? He’s one of the most respected young Romanian actors. We sat down for beers and I wrote his story.

English, please / Health

The Vaccine We Didn't Take

Cecilia Laslo, Wanda Hutira

How the Romanian state and I, together and in turn, botched the HPV vaccine.

English, please / Ideas

The ‘Pregnancy Crisis’ Franchise: from the United States to Romania

Diana Meseșan, Roma Gavrilă

A pro-life movement, supported by the US and funded by local money, is developing in Romania.

English, please / Război

Since the genocide in Gaza began, Israel has been killing an average of 13 journalists per month

Ioan Stoleru

226 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the past 20 months in what is a clear campaign to silence the voices of those documenting the atrocities in Gaza. We spoke to a Palestinian journalist and representatives from the Committee to Protect Journalists to better understand the dire situation facing Palestinian media workers and how it is affecting the state of mass-media worldwide.

English, please / Ukraine

Two Ukrainian Independence Days in Romania

Ioana Pelehatăi, Volodymyr Artiukh

A Romanian journalist and a Ukrainian anthropologist compare and contrast notes on two different (yet at times strikingly similar) Ukraine Independence Day events in Romania's capital.

English, please / Mediu

Conquering Trash Summits: How Romania and Ukraine Manage Garbage in the Carpathians

Oana Filip, Ioan Stoleru, Viktoriia Hubareva, Andrei Becheru

Almost every aspect of life is more difficult in the mountains and waste management is no exception. A cross-border team of journalists looks at how mountain communities deal with garbage, environmental impact & tourism, challenges and possible solutions.