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Media literacy and critique that helps you get to the real story created by journalists Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf.
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Trump's so-called war on drugs to justify alleged war crimes against Venezuela feels eerily like Bush's so-called war on terror to justify invading Iraq. The media should interrogate war mongers, not parrot them. Let's not let history repeat itself.
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Trump's so-called war on drugs to justify alleged war crimes against Venezuela feels eerily like Bush's so-called war on terror to justify invading Iraq. The media should interrogate war mongers, not parrot them. Let's not let history repeat itself.
Brothers Fadi, 11, and Juma, 8, were killed by an Israeli drone while collecting firewood in Gaza. It's reported as the “latest test” of the ceasefire.
How many “tests” does it take to become a violation?
We presume all 352 Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were “tests” too?
How many “tests” does it take to become a violation?
We presume all 352 Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were “tests” too?
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Brothers Fadi, 11, and Juma, 8, were killed by an Israeli drone while collecting firewood in Gaza. It's reported as the “latest test” of the ceasefire.
How many “tests” does it take to become a violation?
We presume all 352 Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were “tests” too?
How many “tests” does it take to become a violation?
We presume all 352 Palestinians killed by Israel since the ceasefire began were “tests” too?
Days after new data found Aboriginal people 15x more likely to be searched by VicPol than white people, Vic police were granted powers to search people without a warrant. This is why we must be critical of hysterical reporting about "machete epidemics" — who gains from these exaggerated crime waves?
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Days after new data found Aboriginal people 15x more likely to be searched by VicPol than white people, Vic police were granted powers to search people without a warrant. This is why we must be critical of hysterical reporting about "machete epidemics" — who gains from these exaggerated crime waves?
Just a friendly reminder that Channel 7's Sunrise helped resurrect Pauline Hanson's career. In 2016, Hanson was paid to appear on Sunrise at least 16 times. She then successfully re-entered politics in the federal election that year, resurrecting the One Nation party. Thanks Kochie and Sam!
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Just a friendly reminder that Channel 7's Sunrise helped resurrect Pauline Hanson's career. In 2016, Hanson was paid to appear on Sunrise at least 16 times. She then successfully re-entered politics in the federal election that year, resurrecting the One Nation party. Thanks Kochie and Sam!
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10/10 episode @ettemedia.bsky.social
Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran on the reality of the #johnlaws legacy.
‘I’m not gonna shed a fucking tear for him, and I hope he enjoys his golden microphone in hell.’ - Jan Fran 👏🏽
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Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran on the reality of the #johnlaws legacy.
‘I’m not gonna shed a fucking tear for him, and I hope he enjoys his golden microphone in hell.’ - Jan Fran 👏🏽
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BBC’s ‘bias’ blow-up, John Laws’ lasting legacy, unhinged Mamdani takes + Italian journalist fired over Gaza question
Podcast Episode · We Used to be Journos · 11/11/2025 · 1h 6m
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November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
10/10 episode @ettemedia.bsky.social
Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran on the reality of the #johnlaws legacy.
‘I’m not gonna shed a fucking tear for him, and I hope he enjoys his golden microphone in hell.’ - Jan Fran 👏🏽
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran on the reality of the #johnlaws legacy.
‘I’m not gonna shed a fucking tear for him, and I hope he enjoys his golden microphone in hell.’ - Jan Fran 👏🏽
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...
Trump’s contempt hangs in plain sight. He snapped “quiet, piggy” at one female journalist who asked about Epstein, then branded another “insubordinate” for mentioning journalist Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents. A bleak little duet of misogyny and media hostility.
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump’s contempt hangs in plain sight. He snapped “quiet, piggy” at one female journalist who asked about Epstein, then branded another “insubordinate” for mentioning journalist Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents. A bleak little duet of misogyny and media hostility.
Fake mosque, real media circus.
Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
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Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
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EXCLUSIVE: The phantom mosque and the media that ran with a ghost story
Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Fake mosque, real media circus.
Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-th...
Ette Media can reveal how parts of the tabloid and commercial press managed to spin a fake letter about a mosque into a real panic, whipping up outrage over a story with shaky foundations.
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Why did The Australian use an image of Imane Khelif, a cis woman of colour, in a transphobic headline about banning trans women in sport? Imane was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman. Paired with the use of the word "men", this headline is irresponsible, misleading and offensive.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Why did The Australian use an image of Imane Khelif, a cis woman of colour, in a transphobic headline about banning trans women in sport? Imane was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman. Paired with the use of the word "men", this headline is irresponsible, misleading and offensive.
Egyptian-Canadian journalist Omar El-Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Been Against This, on the refusal to give up hope.
Listen to his raw conversation with @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/45d98p2h
Listen to his raw conversation with @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/45d98p2h
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Egyptian-Canadian journalist Omar El-Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Been Against This, on the refusal to give up hope.
Listen to his raw conversation with @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/45d98p2h
Listen to his raw conversation with @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/45d98p2h
Who at the ABC wrote, then approved, the words "ceasefire will hold" over an image of Palestinian bodies? Also, how much deference should the media give to Trump given his government continues to provide bombs to kill Palestinians?
October 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Who at the ABC wrote, then approved, the words "ceasefire will hold" over an image of Palestinian bodies? Also, how much deference should the media give to Trump given his government continues to provide bombs to kill Palestinians?
In this bonus episode, Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author Omar El Akkad speaks to Antoinette Lattouf about navigating the dehumanising stereotype of the Angry Arab Man.
Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
In this bonus episode, Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author Omar El Akkad speaks to Antoinette Lattouf about navigating the dehumanising stereotype of the Angry Arab Man.
Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts.
Q: How did these explosives get there? Do these devices just grow in Gaza's soil? Or did a military put them there?
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Q: How did these explosives get there? Do these devices just grow in Gaza's soil? Or did a military put them there?
The ICJ has ruled that Israel's claims the UNRWA was infiltrated by Hamas were unfounded. To the publications that uncritically reproduced these lies and effectively laundered a genocide: when will you stop deferring to a state that has been proven to lie repeatedly?
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The ICJ has ruled that Israel's claims the UNRWA was infiltrated by Hamas were unfounded. To the publications that uncritically reproduced these lies and effectively laundered a genocide: when will you stop deferring to a state that has been proven to lie repeatedly?
Class, why is this headline centring the murdered woman's step count? What has that got to do with the fact that a man randomly stabbed her to death? Combatting the violence against women epidemic includes responsible media reporting.
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Class, why is this headline centring the murdered woman's step count? What has that got to do with the fact that a man randomly stabbed her to death? Combatting the violence against women epidemic includes responsible media reporting.
Antoinette sits down with Chris Hedges to reflect on his career, *that* jaw dropping interview on Late Night Live and how western media has failed journalists on Gaza. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Antoinette sits down with Chris Hedges to reflect on his career, *that* jaw dropping interview on Late Night Live and how western media has failed journalists on Gaza. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/b...
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Quality news commentary & analysis by @ettemedia.bsky.social's talented @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social. They have a podcast, they're on Insta, but they're also on YouTube here. 👇 #JournalismMatters #auspol youtube.com/@ettemedia?s...
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Quality news commentary & analysis by @ettemedia.bsky.social's talented @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social and @janfran.bsky.social. They have a podcast, they're on Insta, but they're also on YouTube here. 👇 #JournalismMatters #auspol youtube.com/@ettemedia?s...
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges and I have plenty to cover — his remarkable career, the betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club fiasco, and *that* ABC Late Night Live interview.
We Used To Be Journos bonus episode drops Friday, 5am AEDT.
We Used To Be Journos bonus episode drops Friday, 5am AEDT.
October 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges and I have plenty to cover — his remarkable career, the betrayal of Palestinian journalists, the National Press Club fiasco, and *that* ABC Late Night Live interview.
We Used To Be Journos bonus episode drops Friday, 5am AEDT.
We Used To Be Journos bonus episode drops Friday, 5am AEDT.
EXCLUSIVE: The personal mobile phone number of Time Minister Albanese, along with the numbers of high-profile Australians in media and business - has been published on a publicly accessible third-party website, in what appears to be a widespread privacy breach.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The personal mobile phone number of Time Minister Albanese, along with the numbers of high-profile Australians in media and business - has been published on a publicly accessible third-party website, in what appears to be a widespread privacy breach.
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A nurse was shot in the head while working in Gaza's Nasser hospital. The horror was captured on camera. Here in Australia, it wasn't deemed newsworthy - only covered by one outlet. Over at SMH, we spotted four stories about Nicole Kidman's divorce on its home page alone, including an opinion piece
September 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A nurse was shot in the head while working in Gaza's Nasser hospital. The horror was captured on camera. Here in Australia, it wasn't deemed newsworthy - only covered by one outlet. Over at SMH, we spotted four stories about Nicole Kidman's divorce on its home page alone, including an opinion piece
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This is such a perfect example of the myopia of Australian political media - a newspaper publishing a column offering political advice to the Liberal Party from a consultant (even referring to the party as 'we'). It doesn't even pretend to address the public. #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
There’s no future for the Libs in nostalgia for the mythical base
The opportunity for the Liberal Party is to articulate a vision for wholesale economic reform to support growth and prosperity for all Australians.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is such a perfect example of the myopia of Australian political media - a newspaper publishing a column offering political advice to the Liberal Party from a consultant (even referring to the party as 'we'). It doesn't even pretend to address the public. #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
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Tiny @ettemedia.bsky.social doing the heavy lifting showing how the mainstream fails. Not an isolated case.
September 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Tiny @ettemedia.bsky.social doing the heavy lifting showing how the mainstream fails. Not an isolated case.
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The dos and don'ts: how to report on the far right without platforming their message.
Thanks @ettemedia.bsky.social for this topic focused vid, cut from the longer weekly broadcast - perfect for sharing with a friend with whom I had had a similar conversation.
Thanks @ettemedia.bsky.social for this topic focused vid, cut from the longer weekly broadcast - perfect for sharing with a friend with whom I had had a similar conversation.
Charlie Kirk: Press Pandering To The Far Right
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September 21, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The dos and don'ts: how to report on the far right without platforming their message.
Thanks @ettemedia.bsky.social for this topic focused vid, cut from the longer weekly broadcast - perfect for sharing with a friend with whom I had had a similar conversation.
Thanks @ettemedia.bsky.social for this topic focused vid, cut from the longer weekly broadcast - perfect for sharing with a friend with whom I had had a similar conversation.
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Congratulations @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social !! 💚
Everyone get in and check out @ettemedia.bsky.social ... in fact a new episode was released just this morning.
Everyone get in and check out @ettemedia.bsky.social ... in fact a new episode was released just this morning.
Kimmel complaints go to WRONG ABC + Eurovision Israel Boycott | We Used To Be Journos podacast
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September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Congratulations @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social !! 💚
Everyone get in and check out @ettemedia.bsky.social ... in fact a new episode was released just this morning.
Everyone get in and check out @ettemedia.bsky.social ... in fact a new episode was released just this morning.
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These debunking and ‘in their own words’ style articles are powerful reminders to support the work of independent media, like @zeteo.com and @ettemedia.bsky.social who continually challenge the main stream media rhetoric.
September 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
These debunking and ‘in their own words’ style articles are powerful reminders to support the work of independent media, like @zeteo.com and @ettemedia.bsky.social who continually challenge the main stream media rhetoric.
America, land of the free and the moral.
Where late-night comedians get canned for cracking a joke about the government, and an Aussie ABC journo gets banned from press conferences for asking the President a question that hurt his feelings.
MAGA baby! But make it less great and more autocratic
Where late-night comedians get canned for cracking a joke about the government, and an Aussie ABC journo gets banned from press conferences for asking the President a question that hurt his feelings.
MAGA baby! But make it less great and more autocratic
September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
America, land of the free and the moral.
Where late-night comedians get canned for cracking a joke about the government, and an Aussie ABC journo gets banned from press conferences for asking the President a question that hurt his feelings.
MAGA baby! But make it less great and more autocratic
Where late-night comedians get canned for cracking a joke about the government, and an Aussie ABC journo gets banned from press conferences for asking the President a question that hurt his feelings.
MAGA baby! But make it less great and more autocratic