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We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news.Episodes drop Wednesday and Saturday.Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos pulls apart the week in media from people who know exactly how the machine runs because they worked inside it for decades.Every Wednesday, the pair sift through the headlines you saw and the forces you did not. Expect blunt media analysis, zooming in on dodgy editorial calls, anonymous sources doing gymnastics, and the occasional whiff of bigotry dressed up as balance. Consider it a guided tour of the newsroom sausage factory so you know what ended up on your plate.On Saturdays, the spin-off segment Only Jan hands the microphone to Walkley Award winner Jan Fran. One issue, one sharp monologue, foresincally researched, tightly argued, and, inconveniently for the
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- Today21 min
ONLY FRAN: Habibi Century is here...maybe
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is the Senator-elect for the US state of Michigan and also a Habibi. As a fellow member of the Arabic-speaking diaspora, Jan Fran is pleased to be hearing her mother-tongue on the world stage. Let’s not underestimate the power of that but lets not over estimate it either. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 days ago1h 8m
Midterms Michigan drama, new Trump rape allegations, media megaphone for antisemitism report + Lebanon’s crazy rugby league win
Jan Fran and Antoinette can’t look away from the US midterm elections, albeit for very different reasons. Antoinette examines the the almost non-existent coverage of new rape allegations against Trump that include connections to Epstein. While Jan gives five stars to whoever is giving Democratic nominee Abdul El Sayed media training ahead of his battle for the hotly contested Michigan Senate seat, where serious drama is unfolding. Back home, Greens leader David Shoebridge addresses the National Press Club and we’ve got questions about the questions he received. Also, we shout out two ABC sports reporters who were as chuffed as we were about Lebanon’s nail biting, historic win in the Rugby League World Cup and we credit the independent media outlets with the one take on Jillian Segal’s latest antisemitism report that the mainstream media missed. ‘Jillian Segal's Flimsy New Report Gets Red Carpet Media Rollout’ Osman Faruqi via Lamestream ‘It’s time to sack Jillian Segal’ Jeff Lowenstein via DeepCut‘Jillian Segal’s report is a Trumpian plan to curtail free speech’ Jeff Sparrow via Crikey ‘Australia’s complicit shills have lost the narrative and sound fucking ridiculous’ Dave Milner via The Shot ‘The Segal State: the office Australia never voted for’ Andrew Brown via Michael West Media This episode is proudly brought to you by Salaam Foundation.Shooter/Editor: Lachlan FrenchSupport Ette Media by subscribing here.Send us your tips tips@ettemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 5 days ago1h 1m
CATHY WILCOX: "I don't regret the cartoon" + being at the Herald since Oct 7
Welcome to the very first episode of They Used To Be... a weekly interview podcast with people who are no longer in a position that once defined them. Now they’re on the other side; they can speak candidly about who they were, why they left, and whether they see the world differently now that they’ve stepped away.Cathy Wilcox used to be a cartoonist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age until she took a redundancy a few months ago.In her first interview since leaving The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age after 37 years, she discusses her infamous cartoon “Grass roots”, and what it was like being under sustained external attacks.In this no-holds-barred chat, Wilcox reflects on the heyday of editorial cartooning, what she loves most about the power of the pencil, and how far she believes the Herald has fallen in recent years - and why.Plus, she has a special message for her former colleagues, delivered in classic Wilcox style. (Nine newspapers were contacted for comment, but did not respond).Senior Producer: Alyssa Partington Support Ette Media by subscribing here.Send us your tips and feedback tips@ettemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago20 min
ONLY FRAN: The “Arabs” who swayed Israel’s election
Israel held a general election this week, and it’s a stalemate. Neither Netanyahu nor his rival Gadi Eisenkot, has won a majority to govern. But something has already happened since voting closed that is gonna shift things big time. Shift the material reality for Palestinians? No, shift the existential reality for Israelis? Yes. And it has to do with “Arabs” in Israel or Palestinian-Israelis. And yes, they exist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
Ben Roberts-Smith PR blitz, Meta’s Brazilian meddling, digging into the Haines ‘dirt sheet’ + Tas Premier cancels Christmas
We give a nod to the Brazilian journalists who helped uncover Meta’s questionable role in the lead up to their country’s general election. Did Meta try to sway the vote in favour of the far-right candidate? If so, it didn’t work!Antoinette unpacks Ben Roberts-Smith’s ‘exclusive’ media blitz ahead of his war crimes trial but loses count of the billionaire media barons helping rehab his reputation. Jan also explains the so-called “dirt sheet” on independent MP Helen Haines and what it shows about how dirty politics can be. Plus, a small Tasmanian school finds itself in the middle of a “cancelling Christmas” culture war thanks to the state’s Premier. His answers to our questions offer no accountability but some entertainment. There’s also a shout-out to Bec(ette), our unofficial producer on the Tasmanian story, for the tip and the research.Shooter/Editor: Lachlan FrenchSupport Ette Media by becoming a subscriber.Send us your tips tips@ettemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago22 min
ONLY FRAN: It’s not the public who must turn the temperature down
In the wake of the violent and deplorable attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, the Prime Minister has been asking everyone to “turn the temperature down”, but Jan Fran is not entirely clear on what that means or who it’s directed at. In this episode of Only Fran, Jan Fran combs through previous examples of the PM using that phrase and finds that some people are turning the temperature up more than others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago1h 6m
Attack on Helen Haines, Antoinette’s time in Lebanon, WaPo journo beaten by Israeli settlers + ABC’s top 100 books list
Jan and Antoinette look at how a violent attack on independent MP Helen Haines was politicised by The Australian, despite the scant details and evidence available.Antoinette reflects honestly on her time in Lebanon, why it’s a country of contrasts and what "holidaying" in a warzone is really like. Also, we bring you a special interview with local reporter Widad Francis about the multifaceted challenges of being a journalist in Lebanon.Plus, what extremist settler attacks on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine reveal about the paper’s inconsistent ethical and editorial standards.And Jan Fran has strong feelings about ABC Radio National's Top 100 Books of All Time.Support Ette Media by subscribing here.Shooter/Editor: Lachlan French Send us your tips tips@ettemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 3 weeks ago22 min
ONLY FRAN: South America's Trumpian turn
In the span of 12 months Chile, Colombia and now (likely) Brazil will join Argentina and take a Trumpian turn by electing far-right leaders. As it happens, they are the top four largest economies in South America.This week Jan Fran takes a look at why a far-right wave is is making a splash across South America and what that has to do with the current US president and the man who was US President in 1823. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About We Used to be Journos
We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news.Episodes drop Wednesday and Saturday.Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos pulls apart the week in media from people who know exactly how the machine runs because they worked inside it for decades.Every Wednesday, the pair sift through the headlines you saw and the forces you did not. Expect blunt media analysis, zooming in on dodgy editorial calls, anonymous sources doing gymnastics, and the occasional whiff of bigotry dressed up as balance. Consider it a guided tour of the newsroom sausage factory so you know what ended up on your plate.On Saturdays, the spin-off segment Only Jan hands the microphone to Walkley Award winner Jan Fran. One issue, one sharp monologue, foresincally researched, tightly argued, and, inconveniently for the
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