Andra Maria Mureșan

the future i was promised. and then print died. and then covid happened. and then one by one, the newsrooms i loved started closing. then i found the perfect newsroom but still, the press is crumbling around us. there’s a fight for attention we’re apparently meant to lose, competing with dumb algorithms made by tech bros i profoundly hate. then we watched a genocide unfold and for a long time, no one called it that. now even the newsrooms that stayed silent finally say the word (but maybe too late) then politics got messier than ever. then we worked harder than ever. then people didn’t care anyway. this year alone, 40 women in romania were killed by their husbands. and then, and then... a story of how i got tired. how the fantasy of journalism, the one from the chick films i used to watch with my mother started fading. still think it’s the best job in the world. but oh... the world isn’t helping me see that right now. *took these pics from jenna mindel’s post on substack

i rarely post what i write on my profile but i promised myself that this will change next year so why not start now? (also, i apologize to whoever saw the first pic posted and deleted like three times but instagram gives me anxiety these days) 1. first things first, i wrote about domestic violence in my family and i interviewed my mom and we cried and i sort of started to heal what was there to heal? (there is a long way to go but the way ppl reacted to this text was… just incredible, forever thankful 🫂) 2. i wrote about the online violence that women journalists in Romania face and i interviewed five amazing women that i look up to. the article was later republished on frauen*solidarität, a feminist publication from Austria (they reached out when i found out i got accepted to my masters in Vienna i love coincidences) 3. continued the series about deepfake and how it is used to target women and girls. precisely, i went to Arad and wrote about what happened to a highschool where a young boy virtually “undressed” 11 of his colleagues 4. this year i wrote lots of collab articles and i’m glad. this one with the amazing @anda.rosu about how conservatorism is infiltrating pop culture 5. an investigation written about an online forum where men shared intimate images of women, also working close with @teodoramunteanuuu and managed to publish at the same time and raise awareness to the subject 6. interviewed Metra Mehran, an Afghan activist, on the situation of women in Afghanistan 7. wrote about Clueless (first time writing about film and i was anxious as hell) for @filmsinframemag , thankful that @lauramuss thought of me 8. an article about the way women are viewed in politics 9. another collab for an important series on finding solutions for tackling online violence against minors. with bby @veneradimulescu 10. and last but not least… the article for our annual print magazine about why rape cases end up getting dropped every year. i cannot express how thankful i am because these two amazing women had trust in me to share their stories hopefully next year i will write more in english (told u one of my nye resolutions) but until then i am just grateful 🦢

🔔Până se hotărăște luna mai ce fel de vreme ne oferă, vă ofer eu vouă ediția care aproape nu s-a întâmplat, și pot doar să sper la mai mult soare pentru 31 mai, de la 11. ❤️‍🩹 Am avut, și eu și @andraaaam ezitările noastre în propunerea cărții și promit o sesiune consistentă de discuții (și oversharing 💁‍♀️) pe marginea romanului „The Bell Jar”, de Sylvia Plath direct la •book club but it’s completely different but also still a book club• la @ototo_store Station (Sfinții Voievozi 20-24), cărora le și mulțumesc că ne primesc să le deranjăm clienții (te pup, @andreeap you’re a ⭐). 🫀Ca de obicei, inima mea e la @ana.cotutiu until further notice, a furat-o și cu acest poster. *Inserting oven references here* doar metaforic, pentru că nu mai găsesc cuvinte suficient de bune cu care să o introduc pe @felu3_ care vă așteaptă cu ceva bun. 🍪🤎 Follow my girls or else! Abia aștept să ne vedem, și fix pentru asta avem formularul de înscriere.📍https://forms.gle/Bi6zVhDJc7T7KERe7 (copy paste de aici sau vezi link în bio) 💌Locuri limitate-limitate. E SUPER important ca dacǎ prinzi loc (vei ști după ce trimit confirmările via email) și nu mai poți ajunge, sǎ-mi scrii pentru ca altcineva de pe lista de așteptare să aibă timp să citească cartea sau o parte din ea și să ni se alăture în schimb. 🫧

Limbajul terapeutic, therapy talk, pop psychology sau psychobabble ne liniștește pentru că ne face să credem că am ajuns în sfârșit să fim „iluminați emoțional” și că puzzle-urile umane din jurul nostru – sau chiar din noi înșine – sunt mai ușor de descifrat. 🔗 Citește pe Scena9.ro sau la linkul din bio un text scris de Andra Mureșan (@andraaaam ) despre cum ne apropie acest limbaj, dar și cum ne desparte. Și, cel mai important, cum am putea să fim mai conștienți de felul în care îl folosim. 🖊️ Ilustrații: Adela Holdon (@adela.holdon )

this month was already surreal and i hope i don’t jinx it if i say this before it’s over (this is how my mind works btw) i have pinned one of leana’s makeups one week before she did mine and that is the only thing that i wanna remember. sometimes life is super random but that is also super cuuuuuute ꨄ︎✰ ♡★: ྀིྀི

some fits i recently wore and food idk if you can tell but i am obsessed with both food and fashion

i was rlly down these past few months so here is a dump with all the things/moments/ppl that made me feel better: 1. dressing up with my girlfriends and i just love how i am not afraid of being however i wanna be when i am with them. i am always shy when it comes to the way i dress (ik, shocking bc i always post but yeah) bc i always think that ppl will judge me bc i am a journalist and you have to be more serious or fit a certain box. my bffs taught me it was acceptable to be whoever i wanna be so i love them 2. meeting @desprefranz and talking about their life and everything… the most whimsical person ik and love 3. changing things in my apartment — whenever i clean my house, i try to change the place of the coach or sth in order to feel different 4. my love @andreeapiltiu wearing a merdenea as a purse 5. going on a trip with my oldest friends to lisbon (i loooooove lisbon and can’t wait to go back) 6. lisbon again 7. keeping a journal omg this fucking saved me. i’ve decided i want to write more so now i have this journal from @relique.archive and i put every note on there. i have one little notebook on cyberfeminism, another on writing random stuff or other for writing exercises. it helped me a lot. i don’t journal bc i still cringe at it (i used to do it in a weird period of my life) but i plan on doing that 8. this was my fav moment 😭😭😭 backstage at @alexandrasipa dancing and singing in the rain by addison. i just love my girl and this friendship def healed parts of myself (she literally dragged me out of this depressive episode) 9. dying my hair cherry red, i just feel like myself with this color 10. eating good food (i eat this exact recipe almost everyday i should stop) 11. again, my girlfriends 12. finding something to fixate on and currently i am reading 4 things at the same time but i am on this rabbit hole with cyberfeminism, glitch feminism and posthuman studies with no particular objective in mind other than learning more 13. writing about ppl i admire. here is @auroramititelu and i am not giving any more spoilers but u will find more about what’s behind this photo soon 14. all the dogs and cats i see everyday 15. last but not least, myself

i don’t think i’ve ever seen sth more beautiful than this kiss lock skirt made by @alinaispas and also idk if the pics do it justice but it is one of the most beautiful pieces of clothing i have ever worn 😭😭😭 jacket and shoes from @pinkbull.vintage 🌸🐚

wearing @alinaispas at @mbbfw_official made me feel so whimsical, lil’ me wouldn’t believe that she got from dress up games to fashion week (exactly what i’m thinking every szn) pics taken by @oanabarbonie , best photos ever honestly the insaaaane makeup by @ioana.rmn that stayed in place all day, coolest jacket from @pinkbull.vintage , boots @miista always and the clutch from accesorize that is kind of alina’s signature and i wanted to find sth to go with her style. found it on vinted for 15 lei and it’s accesorize and i just bought it bc when i was little i’ve always wanted sth from accesorize but it was too expensive everytime idk everything that i do, i do for the lil girlie in me and i think that’s enough. also loved the first day at fw with my bby @alexandrasipa ‘s amazing show and @desprefranz opening, love them

i love this woman who is an amazing journalist, writer, funny, cunty, empathetic, curious and honestly glad that we became friends so i was super emotional when she asked me to help her with some styling tips for a photoshoot for her book which will be out sooooon in germany (18th of March!!!!) @cash.miri came with a moodboard and she said that it needs to feel like childhood in romania, in the 2000s. her book talks about what is like to grow up as an immigrant in another country and all the struggles that come when you move places at such a young age. idk, she is an icon, she is the moment and i am always so happy to work with ppl that inspire me. hopefully i’ll get to do more of this this year and these amazing pictures are taken by @juliusgabele a huuuuuuge thank you to @alexandrasipa @dominescu @pinkbull.vintage and @teoliciouzz @creative_market_agency for helping us in creating this whole 2000s scene

i miss wearing cute outfits and not being burned out and i miss the sun and i hate winter and this weather ahhhhhjjjj

ok încheiem seria de liste din 2025 cu an appreciation post for @lachicafake unghiile mele au fost pozate anul ăsta de un domn din vârful muntelui, de o jurnalistă pe care o admir mult din state, dar au fost și deochate de cineva (așa credem eu și adriana) pentru că am avut și probleme cu ele. the risk of serving cunt 😩😔😍