Cristian Tudor Popescu

Cristian Tudor Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [kristiˈan ˈtudor poˈpesku]; also known as CTP; born 1 October 1956) is a Romanian journalist, essayist, engineer, short-story writer and political commentator. Author of science fiction stories during his youth, he also hosted talk shows for various television stations, and had contributions as a literary critic and translator.

Popescu was the editor-in-chief of Adevărul, and, in 2005, he founded the newspaper Gândul in association with Mircea Dinescu. He was also the president of the Romanian Press Club until November 2006, when he resigned his office over an issue regarding the representation of journalists in the Club. He was re-elected president in February 2007. Based on opinion polls, he was designated Romania's best journalist four years in a row 2005–2008.