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'Copaganda': WA Police launches a journalism award of its own, and helps judge. What could go wrong?
WA Police has unveiled a novel way to recognise good journalism: by awarding prizes to the journalists who report on them.
Responding to the comments section
In this episode Jan and Antoinette respond directly to feedback from the Etterati. We answer questions about the language used to describe certain “regimes,” balance in journalism, why we talk about Gaza and whether we laugh too much about dark subject matters. Plus: what happens when journalists we’ve scrutinised
Feedback, complaints and hate mail: how we respond to our audience
In this episode Jan and Antoinette respond directly to feedback from the Etterati. We answer questions about the language used to describe certain “regimes,” balance in journalism, why we talk about Gaza and whether we laugh too much about dark subject matters. Plus: what happens when journalists we’ve scrutinised
Respond to comments about Iran
Sorting through the fan (and hate mail), constructive feedback from colleagues, and everything in between, Jan Fran and Antoinette address some of the most common feedback they get from listeners. Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube.
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough — or any! — coverage this week
An AI startup that discredits journalists, a survey that confirms something we all already know, the engagement-farming of a child's murder and a hunger strike at an ICE facility.
Influencers v journalists: same same but different this budget lock up
This week, Jan Fran examines the Albanese government’s attempt to sell its federal budget like a brand campaign — inviting influencers to pitch for access to the budget lock-up alongside journalists. It’s also an exploration of the line between “newsfluencers” and journalists, and what that means for political
Women linked to ISIS are facing charges. Why aren’t Australians who fight in the IDF?
Australians who fight for Israel are free to enter the country with almost no scrutiny after possibly committing war crimes, but the women who married ISIS members and travelled to Syria face arrest once the plane touches down. We asked experts why.
The woman who took on Google and won
Dr Janice Duffy took on Google twice and won — all while representing herself. Listen to We Used To Be Journos wherever you get your podcasts or watch in full on YouTube.
Women Who Win and how the media shapes their legacy
In this special episode of We Used To Be Journos, Antoinette unpacks her new book Women Who Win through the lens of media literacy, power and representation. Yes, they get into Antoinette’s own headline-making battle — but this episode goes far beyond one story. Drawing on interviews with 30
Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough — or any! — coverage this week
A media CEO calling for uncritical support of Israel, evacuation centres that sound a lot like prison camps, and an analysis of how a privacy breach was reframed into a matter of staff safety.
