Petru Bogatu

Petru Bogatu
Born (1951-07-12) 12 July 1951
Slobozia
Citizenship Romania
Moldova
Occupation Journalist, writer, lecturer
Employer Moldova State University
Jurnal TV
Jurnal de Chişinău
Prime
Spouse(s) Viorica Cucereanu
Children 2

Petru Bogatu (born 12 July 1951 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan journalist, political analyst-commentator, author and university teacher.

Biography

Petru Bogatu was born on 12 July 1951 in Slobozia. He is a graduate of the Bălți Education Institute and a Rostov-on-Don institute. Bogatu has been a journalist since 1975. He was a correspondent and then editor of Satul Nou, based in Slobozia (currently in the Transnistrian region); an editor, commentator, and deputy editor-in-chief at the Moldovan Public Television Moldova 1, deputy editor-in-chief of Ţara newspaper, political analyst and editor-in-chief at Flux newspaper. Bogatu also teaches in the State University of Moldova's Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences.

He served as vice president of the Popular Front of Moldova (1990–1992). From 1995 until 2000, Bogatu was the most popular journalist in Moldova. Later he has been working for Vocea Basarabiei (2009), Jurnal TV (2009). He left Jurnal Trust Media in September 2013.[1]

Currently Bogatu is a political commentator and op-ed writer for the Ziarul Național newspaper. Since 2016 is a producer and presenter of the TV program "Cronica lui Bogatu" (English: Chronicles of Bogatu) on Prime TV channel.

Controversy

In October 2015 Petru Bogatu, as an op-ed columnist for Ziarul Național, wrote hard criticism in Vladimir Plahotniuc's address, stating that he [Plahotniuc] "has usurped the central country's administration", and "has subordindate to him prosecutora and judges, subjugating this way country's constitutional institutions. As a result, he transformed the state into a private firm, and the justice – into a gestapo for the intimidation and burial of his political opponents".[2] Next year Bogatu begin his work at Prime TV, a channel owned by Plahotniuc.[3]

Books

  • 2008 – "Investigative Journalism" (manual) ISBN 978-9975-80-188-1
  • 2012 – "Cord of Three Strands" (novel) ISBN 978-9975-53-157-3

Notes

  1. ↑ Petru Bogatu pleacă de la Jurnal Trust Media
  2. ↑ Câte divizii are Plahotniuc?. Petru Bogatu, ziarulnational.md, 30.10.2015
  3. ↑ Vladimir Plahotniuc – stăpânul Moldovei

Bibliography

  • Republica Moldova: 50+1 jurnalişti ISBN 9975-65-076-3


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