Djordje Padejski

Bio

Djordje Padejski a computational journalism scholar working at the intersection of journalism, digital technologies, and artificial intelligence, researching the impact of AI technologies on journalism and news media ecosystems, including media narratives on AI and computational approaches to news analysis.

Padejski is currently the Associate Director at Stanford University’s John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, where he mentors JSK fellows and alumni as they pursue innovative projects and technologies in journalism. He is also a lecturer and educator who teaches journalism classes at Stanford's journalism program and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Arizona State University. He is a Research Associate at The Knight Center for the Future of News at Arizona State University, as well as Faculty Associate at the Public Tech Media Lab of University of Wisconsin that operates at the intersection of journalism and public interest technologies, supporting newsroom development and design of artificial intelligence systems oriented toward the public good. His forthcoming book, Handbook: Investigating Artificial Intelligence for Journalists and Researchers, will be published in 2026.

Prior to Stanford, Padejski worked as an investigative/data reporter, editor, and director for a number of news organizations including the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), The Center for Investigative Reporting (now Reveal), Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and The Center for Investigative Journalism in Serbia (CINS). Padejski was a core member of the Offshore Leaks investigation, the biggest collaborative team of journalists assembled to sift through 260 gigabytes of unstructured data – 2.5 millions of secret records from 10 tax havens and offshore assets of people from more than 170 countries (documents, emails, spreadsheets); an award-winning project by ICIJ, which prompted high-profile resignations and criminal investigations. He developed journalism tools such as a public records platform for investigative journalists called FOIA Machine (now with Muckrock), and news organizations such as the nonprofit investigative center CINS in Serbia.

Current Role at Stanford

Associate Director | Lecturer

Honors & Awards

• Top abstract: Audience Engagement around Computer-generated News, Cronkite Research Symposium (Feb 2022)
• IRE award MULTIPLATFORM - LARGE, Investigative Reporters & Editors (June 2014)
• The New York Press Club Journalism Award - Business Reporting, The New York Press Club (June 2014)
• Scripps Howard Award - the William Brewster Styles Award for Business/Economics Reporting, Scripps Howard Award (March 2014)
• 21 Best Investigative Reporting, Overseas Press Club of America (January 2014)
• Knight Fellowship 2011/12, Stanford University (March 2011)