Lina is a Moldovan-born award-winning journalist with experience in investigative journalism, narrative journalism and new media. She started working as a reporter in 2008 for Opinia Studenteasca in Iasi, Romania. She is currently based in Bucharest.

She's part of the Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism. Her articles have been published in outlets such as Courrier International, EUobserver, Transitions Online, the Guardian, RFE/RL, the Christian Science Monitor, Balkan Insight, and Al Jazeera.