Lorenzo Bagnoli is board member of the Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI), a centre for investigative journalism based in Italy. He holds a Master in Journalism awarded by the Catholic University in Milan. Currently he is also a contributor at Il Fatto quotidiano, Q CODE Magazine, L’Espresso and Lettera43. He worked for Peacereporter, E il mensile (Emergency), Linkiesta and Vice News Italy. He is focused in human smuggling networks, organised crime and corruption. He has been awarded three times with a grant by Journalism Fund: twice with the “Mafia in Africa” project and once with a cross-border investigation about the European Security complex.