Dinu Popescu (journalist)
| Dinu Popescu (journalist) | |
|---|---|
 DinuPopescu.jpg Romanian journalist and writer Dinu Popescu, 2023 | |
| Born | Dinu Andrei Popescu October 5, 1992 Bucharest, Romania |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Romanian |
| 🏫 Education | Faculty of Psychology, Titu Maiorescu University; Master's in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy, Titu Maiorescu University; Master's in Audio-Video Communication, SNSPA |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist, writer, psychologist |
| 🌐 Website | dinupopescu.com |
Dinu Andrei Popescu (born 5 October 1992 in Bucharest) is a Romanian journalist, TV producer, writer, and psychotherapist, known for his work in media, publishing, and social platforms.
Biography
Popescu was born in Bucharest in 1992. He graduated Titu Maiorescu University of Bucharest with psychology degree and completed a master's degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at Titu Maiorescu University. He also pursued a master's degree in Audio-Video Communication at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA).
Media career
Popescu began his television career in 2011 as a reporter and permanent guest on Dan Diaconescu's show on OTV. At 21, he became the youngest television presenter in Romania, creating the format Presa în 60 de minute.[1] Between 2015 and 2019, he presented the show Rezumatul Săptămânii cu Dinu Popescu.[2] Subsequently, he collaborated with major Romanian TV channels and publications such as Antena 1, Antena 3, Aleph News, Evenimentul Zilei, and Realitatea TV, working as editor, correspondent-editor, TV producer, columnist, and talk-show moderator.[3][4][5][6] Since 2023, he has been a permanent guest on the show Culisele Statului Paralel with Anca Alexandrescu and hosts the shows Noapte Bună, România! and ANTI-SISTEM.[7][8] He regularly publishes socio-political analyses on his blog at dinupopescu.substack.com.
Online media and podcasts
In 2020, Popescu launched the YouTube channel ControversTV. He is active on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, covering socio-political and psychological topics. Together with Mădălina Buhat, he co-hosts the podcast Discuții Tabu, addressing issues such as mental health, sexuality, and social dynamics.[9]
Literary work
Popescu debuted with the poetry collection Cugetări din Universul Paralel (2018), a mixed collection of poems and texts. In 2021, he published the novel Playboy: An Incursion into a Forbidden World, which became a bestseller for Stylished Books. He described it as "an intense and vulgar novel of my literary adolescence, written to become the most controversial book ever published in Romania".[10] The book's content and some of his statements triggered criticism online. Later, he published the poetry volume Lost in Poetry, receiving favorable reviews from Romanian literary critics.[11] The launch event took place on November 3 at The Coffee Shop, attended by many artists and media representatives.[12]
Psychology career
He is a practicing psychotherapist in the cognitive-behavioral school, a clinical psychologist, and a specialist in public communication and persuasive techniques. He has provided consulting in communication and electoral strategies for several politicians in Romania.[13][14][15][16] He ran in the 2024 parliamentary elections on the lists of the Patrioții Poporului Român party, for a deputy seat in the Olt constituency, but the party did not enter parliament.[17]
Participation in Love Island
In 2023, he participated in the reality show Love Island (Romanian season 6), stating that his purpose was to explore the psychology of relationships in tense environments and to observe, following his experience in newsrooms, the production process of an entertainment show. His participation attracted public and media attention, highlighting him as an atypical and analytical presence on the show.[18]
References
- ↑ "Presa in 60 de Minute". YouTube.
- ↑ "6TV rezumatul săptămânii". YouTube.
- ↑ "Dinu Popescu".
- ↑ "BIO". 20 March 2018.
- ↑ "Noul occident, un soi de comunism cu față inumană «". 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "America lui Dinu Popescu".
- ↑ "Dinu Popescu: "Am ajuns 50 de ani mai târziu să dăm bani pe rachete"". 27 March 2025.
- ↑ "Jurnalistul Dinu Popescu lansează prima sa carte de poezii, volumul "Pierduți în Poezie"". 2 November 2024.
- ↑ "DISCUTII TABU: Un podcast care te va scoate din zona de confort cu Mădălina Buhat și Dinu Popescu -". 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Dinu Popescu a scris cartea "Playboy: O incursiune într-o lume interzisă": Nu mi-e foarte clar când am făcut-o". 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Jurnalistul Dinu Popescu a lansat prima sa carte de poezii, volumul "Pierduți în Poezie"". 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "Jurnalistul Dinu Popescu a lansat prima sa carte de poezii, volumul "Pierduți în Poezie"".
- ↑ "Dinu Popescu: Dacă Iohannis câștigă alegerile, nu pierde nici PSD, nici Dăncilă" [Dinu Popescu: If Iohannis wins the elections, neither PSD nor Dăncilă will lose]. www.dcnews.ro (in română).
- ↑ "PSIHOLOGUL DA VERDICTUL DESPRE NEBUNIA TIKTOK – Dinu Popescu".
- ↑ "Cine e Dinu Popescu, ispita de la "Insula Iubirii", sezonul 6. E licențiat în psihologie". 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Crima din COSMOPOLIS. Dinu Popescu: "Am văzut imaginile, este halucinant!"". 2 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jurnalistul Dinu Popescu: 'Eu cu cine votez? A venit momentul să îmi expun public, asumat, opțiunea mea. Răzvan Constantinescu și PPR. În acest moment, asta e unica formă de rezistență reală'". 18 October 2024.
- ↑ https://www.fanatik.ro/cine-e-dinu-popescu-ispita-masculina-la-insula-iubirii-2022[permanent dead link]
External links
This article "Dinu Andrei Popescu" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Dinu Andrei Popescu. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
