Dmytro Dobrodomov

Dmytro Yevhenovych Dobrodomov (; born 13 January 1977) is a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 115th electoral district from 2014 to 2019. He is the leader of the political party People's Control.

Dobrodomov hosts his own political talk show on Channel 4 in Ukraine.

Early life and education Dobrodomov was born on 13 January 1977 in Lviv, then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union.

Dobrodomov received his education at a technical school. Dobrodomov received his journalism degree from the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Lviv.

Career

Journalism and television Early career In 1998, despite his lack of formal training, he was hired as a journalist for the Ukrainian political newspaper Expres after visiting their editorial board. Between 1998 and 2002, Dobrodomov worked in Lviv as a journalist for the Express. He became an operative editor in 2002 and the First Deputy Strategic Editor of the newspaper in 2008. By 2008, Dobrodomov was the deputy editor-in-chief of the Express.

Journalistic Investigation Agency In 2008, Dobrodomov founded the Journalistic Investigation Agency as the editor-in-chief. The agency aimed to use journalism to solve acute social problems beyond simply providing information or entertainment. The Journalistic Investigation Agency's main publication was the Informator newspaper, which quickly gained popularity among the citizens of Lviv. The publication focused on investigative journalism, solving the problems of readers, revealing corruption schemes, and punishing perpetrators. For several years, the work of journalists and editors was recognized by the professional jury of the "Honor of the Profession" contest. The design of the Informator thrice received a prestigious award at an international competition held in Moscow.

ZIK channel On 1 September 2010, Dobrodomov created a new regional TV channel. He expanded his own professional work space and became the general producer of the TV and radio company MIST TB, which eventually aired under the logo of the ZIK channel. Dobrodomov created and authored a program of journalistic investigations titled Who lives here?, which aimed to reveal the real wealth and corrupt actions of officials and representatives of all levels in the government of Ukraine. During its two-year run, the program's subjects included deputies, judges, policemen, governors, and officials. After the programs fell under the scrutiny of law enforcement agencies, several subjects lost their positions or were even imprisoned.

In 2010, Dobrodomov became the general producer of the ZIK channel.

In the 2015 Ukrainian local elections Dobrodomov unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Lviv.

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Dobrodomov was placed fifth in the top ten of the party list of the political party Civil Position. But they party gained 1.04% of the national vote and no parliamentary seats.

Nominations and awards In 2011, Dobrodomov, as the author and presenter of the journalist investigation program Who lives here?, won first in the professional journalism competition "Honor of the profession" and was nominated for the Ukrainian television award Teletriumph.

In 2012, Dobrodomov's Who lives here? was the winner of the "Leader of any format - the region" category in Teletriumph.