Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran have launched a new independent podcast, We Used to be Journos, tackling declining trust in mainstream media, institutional bias, and the growing need for media literacy.
The weekly show, produced by their new venture Ette Media, debuts on Wednesday, July 2 via Acast, with episodes available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
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The hosts
Lattouf is a multi-award-winning journalist, author of How to Lose Friends and Influence White People, and co-founder of Media Diversity Australia.
Her high-profile case Lattouf v ABC has become a flashpoint for debates around media freedom, workplace discrimination, and editorial independence.
Fran is a Walkley-winning journalist and commentator, known for The Feed, The Project, and Question Everything, as well as viral social media explainers. She is also working on a forthcoming collection of essays.
Antoinette Lattouf and Jan Fran
Lattouf speaks out
Speaking after her landmark Federal Court win against the ABC over an unlawful termination case, Lattouf said the podcast will unpack how the media operates, and where it often goes wrong.
“I had front row seats to the ABC’s slow, editorial independence car crash,” said Lattouf. “It was heartbreaking and excruciating to experience but I’m stepping away from the debris to remind people what journalism looks like when it’s not strapped to a lobbying bullbar.”
The podcast promises “realness, rage, and receipts,” with Lattouf and Fran using decades of industry experience to decode misleading headlines, examine bias, and expose hidden agendas.
We Used To Be Journos
“We used to write the news, then we became the news, and now we critique the news,” Lattouf added.
Fran emphasised the importance of the show’s mission: “With trust in the mainstream media at an all-time low and misinformation running amok, media literacy has never been more important.”
“We hope to give audiences the tools they need to navigate this increasingly fractured and volatile media landscape to get to the truth,” she said.
Top image: Jan Fran & Antoinette Lattouf