Raoul Junior Lorfils

Raoul Junior Lorfils is an Award winning journalist based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Working in the media (radio and TV) since 2011, He has devoted himself to writing in 2014 - first as a blogger and later as a news reporter with stories published on top Haitian outlets like Le Nouvelliste, Ayibopost and AlterPresse. He has also occasionally collaborated with BBC, BFMTV and has been featured in stories from Reuters Institute, Veja, Le Nouvelliste, Ayibopost, Juno7, Gazette Haiti, La Libre, Le Temps, IJNet, Loop News, Alterpresse…

In 2018, He became the editor-in-chief of Loop Haiti, the Haitian branch of Loop News, a media network operating in six countries in the Caribbean.In this position, Raoul ensures, among other things, the enhancement of Haitian excellence in all areas, the production of content that informs, educates and inspires. Raoul has recently started to work on making Loop Haiti a media that gives more voice to minorities groups in Haiti and publish more solution-based stories.

Raoul has twice been awarded with the Prix Jeune Journaliste en Haiti (2015-2016). In 2019, He was nominated among the 10 most influential personalities in the media field in Haiti by Haiti Tech Summit. Under his watch, Loop Haiti's newsroom has welcome several prestigious awards, and has been ranked as the most popular Haitian media in 2022.

Raoul has a master's degree in media management from Université de Lille, after previous studies in journalism and international relations. Alongside his work, He regularly speaks at conferences on the role of journalism, journalists’ social responsibilities, the fight against misinformation, among others, and he leads training sessions for journalists or aspiring journalists.