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

We Used to be Journos is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 101 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  ONLY FRAN: The USA v The ICC explained

  Oct 2, 202618 min

  This week Jan Fran takes a look at the battle between the Trump administration and the International Criminal Court, although can you really call it a battle when it’s only one side doing the battling? In addition to sanctioning individual members of the court, Donald Trump and his trusted Secretary of State, Marco Rubio are now considering sanctions against the entire organisation. If that happens it would be an unprecedented f**k you to international law by a man determined never to be bound by it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  EXCLUSIVE: ABC 7.30’s interview bias unpacked

  Sep 29, 20261h 24m

  In this special episode Jan and Antoinette take a deep dive into ABC’s 7.30 foreign policy interviews. They review forty-two interviews, by host Sarah Ferguson between mid 2022 - mid 2026 with international guests from conflict zones including Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Israel. The results are telling: Israeli guests are giving three times as much airtime as Palestinians, only Russia gets accused of propaganda, while asking for condemnation of violence is reserved for guests from one country only. And that’s just a snippet. Our data dive highlights how the public broadcaster echoes the Australian government’s views and international relationships — sometimes despite evidence and the expectations of international law. This was particularly prevalent with one country: Israel. You can read our analysis and the ABC’s full reply at www.ettemedia.com Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber here. *** Shooter/Editor: Lachlan French Producer: Anushri Sood Data analyst: Dr Richard Bean Send us your tips and feedback tips@ettemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  ONLY FRAN: Macklemore and Ed Sheeran will not shift the dial on Palestine, you will

  Sep 25, 202614 min

  With the Macklemore Ed Sheeran saga continuing to play out in the headlines, some commentators have suggested it’s a watershed cultural moment that will help move the dial on Palestine. Jan Fran wonders which dial, because there are certain dials that aren't shifting at all and are, in fact, going backwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Who writes a Quarterly Essay? Australia’s complicity in Sudan war + high school reporters sue principal

  Sep 22, 202654 min

  In this episode Antoinette takes a close look at the politics and culture journal Quarterly Essay and finds that it doesn’t quite reflect the "widest range of political, intellectual and cultural opinions." Also, the years-long “civil war” in Sudan might sound like it has little to do with Australia but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Not that you’d know it from our media. Plus, the high school reporters taking their principals to court cover freedom of speech and what this tells us about the current news cycle. SUBSCRIBE and help keep Ette Media independent here. TIPS & FEEDBACK tips@ettemedia.com Shout out to producer Soaliha Iqbal and shooter/editor Lachlan French. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  ONLY FRAN: What this week taught us about immigration

  Sep 18, 202619 min

  This week, immigration was top of the agenda. On Monday, One Nation announced its immigration policy. Then, on Thursday Labor followed suit with a “targeted” migration policy approach. After closely watching the week culminate in Burke’s National Press Club address, Jan Fran reckons his targeted migration approach has hit the wrong target.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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