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War of words: How ABC 7.30’s interview approach differs widely by conflict
An exclusive data analysis of interviews conducted on ABC’s 7.30 — and what they tell us about the broadcaster's bias.
Our Gen Z employee doesn’t believe in objectivity
In this special episode, Jan Fran is joined by Soaliha Iqbal, Ette’s social media editor, who brings a unique Gen Z perspective on media and journalism.
The Ette x Lamestream collab you've been waiting for
In this special episode, Jan Fran and Lamestream co-founder Scott Mitchell sit down for a long overdue chat about starting independent media companies.
ONLY FRAN: The USA v The ICC explained
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?
EXCLUSIVE: ABC 7.30’s interview bias unpacked
In this special episode Jan and Antoinette take a deep dive into ABC’s 7.30 foreign policy interviews.
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
A police drone trial, mass arrests, censorship in publishing and a hijab ban are stories you might have missed this week.
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
An AI-recorded basketball game, Israeli settler violence, new charges against Andrew Tate and a huge ruling on fossil fuel projects are the stories you might have missed this week.
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
A controversial weapons fair, a foiled data centre plan and police overreach are just some of the stories you might have missed this week.
Ettention Please: the stories you might have missed this week
A climate lawsuit, a data centre plan, an activist's hunger strike, rape allegations against a college fraternity and the shuttering of a short-stay accomodation facility are the stories you might have missed this week.
The Monthly Booklette: September edition
This month, we're all about media representations with Soaliha spotlighting Colored Television by Danzy Senna, a 2024 satirical novel about biracial representation in media, and Jan offering a trifecta of new reads on the media’s complicity in the Gaza genocide.
The Monthly Booklette: August edition
This month, Jan and Soaliha are spotlighting I Who Have Never Known Men, a French science fiction novel about a woman raised in an underground bunker, and Getting Murdoched, a carefully researched deep dive into how the Murdoch empire bullies its victims.
Ette’s Friday Book Club: July Edition
A memoir about grief and fertility that lured Antoinette back to non-fiction and a blisteringly funny collection of short stories that has become the internet’s latest obsession.
Ette’s Friday Book Club: June Edition
This month we're spotlighting a burgeoning romance taking place amidst a ruinous civil war, and a thrilling eco-horror novel about intergenerational trauma.
When everything is breaking, nothing is important
For years, the media responded to social media by becoming faster, more urgent and more constant, but AI now makes speed almost meaningless.
Jameela Jamil is British until she questions the British empire
London-born actress Jameela Jamil has copped a week of threats and racist slurs on social media and a character assassination in the press. Her crime? Appearing on a podcast criticising the British Empire in passing.
We hear about violence perpetrated by Muslims and refugees, but not the violence against them
Similar crimes. One explicitly linked to terrorism with intent to wipe out specific groups of people. Guess which one made front-page headlines.
Independent media probably won’t benefit from the new social media tax. We want to change that.
The government is proposing a new levy on tech giants like Google and Facebook to help fund Australian journalism. We need it to support independent media, too.