The Lamestream x Ette collab you’ve been waiting for
Summary
Scott Mitchell and Jan Fran collaborate on a special Lamestream episode, recounting their early careers at SBS and their parallel decisions to leave mainstream media after facing censorship regarding Gaza coverage. They discuss the challenges of launching independent outlets, Et Media and Lamestream, and reflect on recent reporting successes, including an impactful story on the ABC’s Indigenous department. The episode also covers the media’s obsessive focus on Pauline Hanson’s Victorian campaign launch and critiques a major newspaper for laundering far-right, pro-Israel narratives.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Perk and SkyRizzy
Introduction and Et Media partnership
Episode preview and host introductions
Origins of LameStream and We Used To Be Journos
Early careers: SBS, Insight, and Beirut
Independent work: Bangladesh and UNICEF
The Feed, Hungry Beast, and creative freedom
Sponsor: Perk
Sponsor: SkyRizzy
Reasons for leaving mainstream media
The decision to go independent together
Reflections on the first year and a half
Transition to news segment
Sponsor: SkyRizzy
Keeping Tabs: Format introduction
Pauline Hanson's One Nation launch analysis
AFR and mainstream media rightward drift
Media landscape and closing thoughts
Outro and sponsors
Sponsor: Grainger
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