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These stories were published within 24 hours of the attack on Helen Haines, when information was limited and there were no charges. Most of them kept to the facts — except one.

This coverage happened less than 24 hours after independent MP Helen Haines was brutally attacked. At the time, all that was known was Haines' condition being critical, and the alleged suspect’s name. New episode of We Used To Be Journos out now wherever you get your podcasts.

Hanson says her skits know “where the line is”. The leading cause of pelvic organ prolapse is vaginal childbirth. Maybe the “line” is reproductive health issues that affect 1 in 12 Australian woman? 🤔

How the media frames the protests in France (“unbridled violence” and “carnage” vs “rallies” and “protests”, for example) can shape the way the rest of the world feels about them.

We won not one but TWO SONARR awards!! Thank you Etterati for getting us here. 🫶

Jan and Soaliha look back at their time in the media. On this special episode of We Used to be Journos, Jan and Ette’s social media editor Soaliha hash out their Gen Z v Millennial experiences of the mainstream media. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on Apple and Youtube.

When your ‘diversity’ goes from asset to liability. On this special episode of We Used to be Journos, Jan is joined by Ette’s social media editor, Soaliha, to hash out their Gen Z v Millennial experiences of the mainstream media. Watch on Apple and Youtube or listen wherever you get your pods.

In this special episode, Jan is joined by Soaliha, Ette’s social media editor, who brings a Gen Z perspective on media and journalism. They talk about Soaliha’s time in youth media, why Israel/Palestine was such a fraught story to cover, and why she doesn’t aspire to be an ‘objective’ journalist.

A zoomer and a millennial walk into an independent media company… On this special episode of We Used to be Journos, Jan is joined by Ette’s social media editor, Soaliha, to hash out their Gen Z v Millennial differences. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on Apple and Youtube.

The Daily Mail used an image of ex-IDF soldier and right wing agitator Avi Yemini as an example of pro-Palestine protesters “clashing” with cops. Righto. It’s been more than 36 hours since this article went live and despite a campaign for a correction by News Cord, the image is still up.

ICYMI: We analysed 42 interviews by ABC's 7.30 and found that guests from countries allied with Australia received different treatment than guests who weren't. Plus, deference was reserved for officials from Ukraine & Israel - even if their answers contradicted evidence.

Well fuck aye. New episode of We Used To Be Journos out now. You can watch it in full on Apple and YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Ette Media, in partnership with mathematician and data analyst Dr Richard Bean, reviewed and analysed 42 interviews from ABC's 7.30 programme between mid-2022, when Sarah Ferguson began her stint as host, until the end of August 2026. We've made this article free to access. Read the deep dive below:

Hmmmm hard to know who News24 blames for the latest rate hike. Shout out to Leo-ette for their ettecellent Youtube thumbnail spotting.

Our data dive highlights how the public broadcaster can — at times — echo the Australian government’s views and international relationships, despite evidence and the expectations of international law. This was particularly prevalent with one country: Israel. Listen to the full episode below.

We watched 42 7.30 interviews and one of the things we noticed was the language used to describe certain atrocities. The strongest and most graphic language was exclusively reserved for describing the killing of Israelis, a pattern we see in newsrooms around the world.

In this special episode, we take a deep dive into 42 interviews on ABC’s 7.30 programme — all with international guests from ‘conflict’ zones. Tomorrow we can finally share our findings with you… stay tuned.

We’re now at the point of dystopia where press reporting on the White House is considered a privilege despite being protected in the US constitution.

Meta restored the ad about the Virginia Woolf play after the theatre posted a statement online. However, it rejected distributor Bleeker Street’s appeal regarding the trailer for ‘Musk’.

Quarterly Essay, an award-winning Australian journal published by Schwartz Media, claims to present “the widest range of political, intellectual and cultural opinion”. But when Ette Media analysed who — and what — the journal publishes, the data reveals a far narrower picture. Read below 👇

In this episode Antoinette takes a close look at the politics and culture journal Quarterly Essay. Plus, we discuss Australia's complicity in the years-long “civil war” in Sudan, and the high school reporters taking their principals to court cover freedom of speech. Listen below:

The Quarterly Essay is a much-admired politics and culture journal that purports to showcase the "widest range of political, intellectual and cultural opinions" but upon some further inspection (and a colour-coded spreadsheet) maybe the range isn’t the widest it could be? New episode out now.

If only the Australian media had a blueprint for what could happen if the banning of journalists is normalised...

In the US, the Trump administration has expressed support for OpenAI to be able to bypass copyright and train on protected material. It’s yet to be seen if Anthony Albanese will follow suit.

Millions of Australians who switch on Samsung or LG smart TVs are susceptible to being fed populist right-wing news without choosing to watch it, in what experts believe is an opaque commercial deal between the Korean technology giants and Murdoch's media empire that pushes News24 content.

Jan and Antoinette chat through the Federal Government’s attempt to regulate social media algorithms. Plus, Macklemore accuses Ed Sheeran of being ‘apolitical’... except that he’s not. Also, Albanese claps back at Pauline Hanson’s comments about his mother, but Jan’s not buying the moving coverage.

Ed Sheeran is apparently "apolitical" and released a statement saying "I do not use my professional platform for politics" except… New episode of We Used To Be Journos is out now. You can watch it in full on Apple or YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Pauline Hanson has turned attacks on journalists into a reliable political weapon, creating headlines while casting the media as the enemy. But as One Nation keeps picking fights, Australian journalists need to ask: what it will take to show solidarity with their peers under attack?

So, the national director of One Nation defended booting ABC journalists from yet another press conference by invoking DV parallels. For the record: *no one* "deserves" a slap. Also, probs not the right approach during a domestic violence epidemic.

Despite even the UK's own complicit government announcing its strongest measure and condemnation against unlawful Israeli violence, we don't expect the BBC to stop giving Israeli denials priority treatment and placement.

You remember the 1.5 degree global warming limit agreed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement? Yeah well we’ve overshot it! The planet will warm by more than 1.5 degrees by 2030. That’s according to a landmark United Nations report released last week, yet for a lot of the media it’s business as usual.

“If journalism wants to remain relevant when a teenager can ask an AI chatbot what happened anywhere in the world and receive an answer in seconds, it needs to offer something better than speed,” writes award-winning journalist Laura Banks.

We've compiled a list of national and international news sources and individuals that the Ette Media team turns to, to get closer to the truth.

This week Jan Fran and Antoinette unpack the true crime spectacle surrounding American mother Lindsay Clancy, Israel's war on journalists, a Guardian investigation into Israel gaming AI chatbots with fake think tank reports, and a story about private school uniforms. Watch the episode below:

US mother Lindsay Clancy is on trial for strangling her three children but her lawyers argue she can not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from post-partum psychosis when she carried out the killings. That hasn’t stopped TikTokers speculating over who the real killer is.

A rapper singing white nationalist and anti-immigration lyrics has been exposed as entirely AI, with one of its creators receiving funding from far-right group Advance UK.

Image selection is an editorial choice and can influence opinion and discourse.

The news cycle is full of harrowing stories of violence against women. It’s easy to view these stories as isolated events, but stacking up news reports from the last two and a half weeks paints a broader and shocking picture.

This opinion piece was written about the allegations of sexual assault against a 14-year-old girl levelled at three male students from Scot’s College in Sydney’s east. It was written by Louise Clegg (AKA Mrs Angus Taylor), published in SMH and, let’s just say, it was not our favourite.

We’ve stumbled across TikToker Ari who is doing some strong research with their series How Long Till Israel. Any millennials remember these? Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube. www.youtube.com/shorts/I0Y43...

Ette Media is growing! We’re so excited to announce that Anushri Sood has joined the team as our new Senior Journalist. 🫶🏽💚

Is that a no, then? Sydney Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich said on Monday that Swans players had “found themselves” at the centre of an “alleged incident”... which turned out to be a sexual assault investigation. Meanwhile, Pavlich's passive language continues: the alleged crime is still an "incident".

This week we explain why the death of Cambridge’s youngest Black professor Jason Arday was not, in fact, a “plagiarism row” but something far greater and more pernicious, Politico's questionable claims of neutrality, and soft Israeli propaganda in '90s TV shows. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Fb...

The British media is reporting that the late Cambridge University professor, Jason Arday, was at the center of a plagiarism scandal but the fact is he was at the centre of something far bigger and more toxic that the media had a hand in. www.youtube.com/shorts/xsSMr...

“Incident” was the wording used in the Sydney Swan’s press release. Media should know better than to adopt euphemistic language from corporations — particularly when it comes to allegations of serious crimes.

Yes, when we see people exercising their democratic right to protest, we immediately think "North Korea" too.

The sports stars, both former drug addicts and convicted criminals, are now on a press tour spruiking a program described as “repaying the debt” to society. Ette can reveal the organisation is charging more than $10K for a half-day session. A detail every media outlet left out. tinyurl.com/22zzvy2t

For all the folks who listen to We Used to be Journos… a lil treat with the c-word in the wild, courtesy of Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg at the National Press Club.

We expected at least one story or opinion piece, c’mon. P.S He’s the only person jailed over war crimes in Afghanistan, and the Attorney General can grant him parole.

We examine an alleged case of left-wing terrorism and unpack the dangers of both-siding an issue when evidence on right-wing terrorism is far greater. Plus, the gambling industry's media mates take a swing at former NRL player Luke Bateman after his bombshell Senate testimony. youtu.be/czRzmBxdrAE