Socceroos coverage misses mark, US-Iran ceasefire spin + online hate: are we the problem?
6/16/20261 hr 5 min
In this episode, Antoinette fact-checks two feel-good narratives that emerged after the Socceroos’ World Cup win over Türkiye - including claims about Australia’s youngest-ever World Cup goalscorer. Yes we know she’s a killjoy...but also right.
Plus, Jan brings some inconvenient reminders to help unpack Anthony Albanese’s response to the latest US-Iran ceasefire deal.
Also: the push to overhaul the Australian Press Council aka Australia’s media watchdog. Hint: it’s a toothless tiger and may or may not be running cover for the Murdoch press. And an introspective chat about online hate - are we a help or a hindrance? Feedback wanted.
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First 90 secondsJan Fran· Host0:00
Hello, and welcome to this week's episode of We Used To Be Journos, the podcast where two media insiders break down broken news. I'm Jan Fran, and my co-host is Antoinette Lattouf. And, uh, last week we were quite busy, would you say?
Antoinette Lattouf· Host0:15
We were. You guys wanted more of us and more from us, and we delivered. We are so generous like that. We had three episodes in the feed last week. We had our usual We Used To Be Journos chat on Wednesday, then a bonus episode with pianist Jason Gillam, for those who haven't caught that. That dropped in our feed on Thursday. And then, um, your only Fran, you had a few things to say on the weekend, Jan, about- I...
Jan Fran· Host0:39
Well, I had one thing to say, which is like, "AUKUS, really?" [laughs] That was the- the gist of it. Um, talking about, um, how much money we're spending on unclear- Unclear- At this stage, actually [laughs] ...
Antoinette Lattouf· Host0:50
unclear terms. Unclear what we're getting, unclear how much it's gonna really cost.
Jan Fran· Host0:54
[laughs] And- And all the things that we could be spending that money on. Yes, indeed. Um, it was a very busy week. And listen, if you liked all of that content in your feed and you want us to make even more content in your feed, do consider heading over to ettmedia.com and becoming a paid subscriber because truly that is what allows us to make this show and the other shows that we make and the shows that we intend to make, and we will be, um, very much obliged. So ettmedia.com, become a subscriber, pick a tier, and we'll love you forever.
Antoinette Lattouf· Host1:26
I mean, some conditions.
Jan Fran· Host1:28
[laughs] T- T's and C's apply.