Drago Hedl

Who is Drago Hedl?

Drago Hedl is a Croatian investigative journalist.

Drago Hedl was born in Osijek. He graduated in literature in Zagreb University, and became a professional journalist in 1980.

Hedl is now investigative journalist for Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji list. He was an Editor-in-Chief of Glas Slavonije, an Osijek-based daily, from 1986 to 1991, and a war correspondent for Slobodna Dalmacija, a Split-based daily, from 1991 to 1994. Following that, he joined IWPR's London-based War Report and then spent several years leading training programs for young journalists throughout the Balkan region. Hedl later wrote for Feral Tribune, and Novi list. Hedl was a long-time collaborator of Radio Free Europe. His articles were published by many newspapers and magazines, among them The Guardian, The Times and Die Wochenzeitung.

Hedl is best known for his investigative work for Feral Tribune and from 2008 for Jutarnji list in uncovering war crimes during the Croatian War of Independence. This earned him a 2006 Knight International Journalism Award from the International Center for Journalists, 2008 the CEI-SEEMO Investigative Journalism Award by the Central European Initiative and from the South East Europe Media Organisation and a 2011 Dr. Erhard Busek Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe from the South East Europe Media Organisation.