Nikol Mudrová

…on that note, AP is now suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech. apnews.com/article/ap-l...

Trump's Media Tactic: A Threat to Free Press Worldwide Is the "Orbanization" of American media happening in front of our eyes?

The first few weeks of Donald Trump’s new administration have been a ride, and I had to re-write my newsletter many times. But here we go, here's how some actions by the new administration are impacting journalism in the U.S. and worldwide.

nikolmudrova.substack.com/p/trumps-med...

Can’t stress enough how much Radio Free Europe helped my country, then-Czechoslovakia to gain freedom. And there are still many countries that need free press too.

USAGM Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is a private, independent international news organization whose programs — radio, Internet, television, and mobile — reach influential audiences in 23 countries, incl...

The station provides uncensored news in 23 including Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine and reaches more than 47 million people each week. www.usagm.gov/networks/rfe....

Musk calls for closure of Prague-based Radio Free Europe and Voice of America Musk calls for closure of Prague-based Radio Free Europe and Voice of America

Elon Musk calling for the U.S. government to stop funding Voice of America and Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (@RFERL) and claiming no one listens to it anymore is wrong. 🧵

english.radio.cz/musk-calls-c...

Audience Insights | Nikol Mudrová | Substack Audience Insights is an irregular newsletter by audience journalist Nikol Mudrová. She shares her thoughts and ideas on how news media can understand and reach new audiences, how tech is influencing j...

If you want to read more in the future, you can subscribe to my new Audience Insights newsletter here: nikolmudrova.substack.com

TikTok Dilemma and Media Bundles: Translatlantic Perspective Comparing U.S. and Czech approaches to TikTok's privacy issues. Also, could subsription bundles save small media markets?

Fun fact: I used to write newsletters. And recently, I realized I miss it, so here I am, yapping about journalism on Substack.
Starting off strong with nothing else than the TikTok ban: nikolmudrova.substack.com/p/tiktok-dil...

Audience editors offer advice for “dispiriting” times in social and search Journalists assume readers are as obsessed with the news as they are. They’re wrong.

Audience editors offer advice for “dispiriting” times in social and search: www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/audi...

The RedNote honeymoon won't last + A furry chlorine attack, ChatGPT sex, work monitoring software, and how Facebook became a woman-only app

hot take ad #tiktokban: “TikTok is a global app and, while the For You feed is highly localized, TikTok’s global user base played a major role in the early success of the app in America. RedNote doesn’t offer that same global popularity.”

www.usermag.co/p/the-rednot...?

X hires former WSJ editor and bureau chief to lead news group | TechCrunch X wants to make its platform a home to the future of news and journalism. On that front, the company has now hired John Stoll, a former editor and Detroit

X supposedly wants to make its platform a home to the future of news and journalism and hired former WSJ editor and bureau chief John Stoll to lead its news group and partnership team.

Well.. kinda worried about what X's vision for the future of journalism gonna be. techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/x...

Around 4,000 journalism job cuts made in UK and US in 2024 Job cuts in the UK and US journalism industries halved in 2024 compared to the year before, according to Press Gazette analysis.

journalism industry these past two years:

at least 3,875 journalism job cuts made in UK and US in 2024. that compares to:
- at least 8,000 cuts in 2023
- at least 1,391 cuts in 2022

pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/j...

you have my respect! 😄

whoops I’m there with u including the specific number of four 🍪

hey too many social platforms out there, which one is your fave? bluesky? ig? threads? linkedin? tiktok (or any alternative since this might get banned)? still using x? help this gurl out 👀

Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and media what they think is coming in the next 12 months.

Now you can follow this year's Nieman Lab Predictors to keep up with their insights in 2025:
bsky.app/starter-pack...

on photography sort-of-hiatus due to impossibility to freelance on my current visa + slight burn out but it’s so cool to see my grad school era image in print 👀

👀 And what’s even more interesting (for news outlets trying to reach young audiences) - Gen Z is the fastest growing global audience demographic on LinkedIn.

I love LinkedIn already but why should you?

➡️ one of the most trusted social media platforms
➡️ they invest in relationship with news outlets
➡️ emphasis on context over catchy headlines

ICYMI 2025 Social Media Predictions: Platforms + Content Formats Your survey results are in!

2025 Social Media Predictions Survey results:

➡️ Instagram is the platform that people plan to prioritize next year
➡️ LinkedIn coming in second with 20.4 percent!
➡️ Tiktok third with 18.3 percent

liahaberman.substack.com/p/icymi-2025...?

Does Your Brand's Content Bring *You* Joy? I spoke with Aimee Colton, social media manager for the Utah Department of Transportation, about making construction fun.

“The rise in shares highlights that regardless of user behavior changing, share-worthy content from brands still sees meaningful engagement.”

www.milkkarten.net/p/does-your-...

A new era in American politics: When sexual misconduct allegations are overlooked Four of Donald Trump's nominees to high-profile jobs have faced allegations of sexual misconduct, complicating their pathway to government service.

Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, and RFK Jr. all face sexual misconduct allegations.

“This tells us that a prime target in the Trump culture war is going to be people who stand up against sexual abuse and sexual violence,” said Juliet Williams, a professor of gender studies at UCLA.

Legacy Media Companies Need a New Social Playbook Plus five post format ideas, how brands reacted to election results, and more.

Dream of many audience editors:

“What if legacy news organizations gave their social teams the resources to use social media sites that barely drive traffic to do something other than drive traffic?”

www.milkkarten.net/p/legacy-med...

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Here's our analysis of election votes where we highlighted the red shift and changes in voter turnout from 2020 to 2024 for @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

hi again 👋🏻

amazing!

Are we getting also Blueskydeck instead of Tweetdeck?