{"podcast":{"title":"We Used to be Journos","slug":"we-used-to-be-journos-7394133","podcast_index_feed_id":7394133,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6858d0a2dc316de3df2aac5a","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/we-used-to-be-journos","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6858d0a2dc316de3df2aac5a/1751505615853-67cfacfc-636e-425d-b032-ec78908b1150.jpeg","author":"Ette Media","episode_count":83,"summary":"We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news. Episodes drop Wednesday and Saturday. Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos pulls apart the week in media from people who know exactly how the machine runs because they worked inside it for decades. Every Wednesday, the pair sift through the headlines you saw and the forces you did not. Expect blunt media analysis, zooming in on dodgy editorial calls, anonymous sources doing gymnastics, and the occasional whiff of bigotry dressed up as balance. Consider it a guided tour of the newsroom sausage factory so you know what ended up on your plate. On Saturdays, the spin-off segment Only Jan hands the microphone to Walkley Award winner Jan Fran. One issue, one sharp monologue, foresincally researched, tightly argued, and, inconveniently for the powerful, quite funny. Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber here . If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in full here. Thanks to @jaidanielpyne for composing the music for our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acas…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T18:19:21.304938+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133"},"episode":{"title":"Flotilla activist abuse coverage, BTS at Sydney Writers Festival + is James the 'good Murdoch'?","slug":"flotilla-activist-abuse-coverage-bts-at-sydney-writers-festival-is-james-the-good-murdoch","published_at":"2026-05-26T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133/flotilla-activist-abuse-coverage-bts-at-sydney-writers-festival-is-james-the-good-murdoch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133","url":"https://shows.acast.com/we-used-to-be-journos/episodes/flotilla-activist-abuse-coverage-writers-festival-breaks-rec","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6858d0a2dc316de3df2aac5a/e/6a1572508ff41815a85f00b5/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jan and Antoinette explore why flotilla activists trying to break Israel’s illegal blockade are finally getting media attention, and look at how one interview took a very bizarre turn.  We explain why the largest mining company in the world is suing the small independent outfit Michael West Media and why you’ve probably not seen much about it. Plus we give you an inside look at the Sydney Writers Festival and examine the latest Murdoch media purchase by the apparently “good” Murdoch brother, James. Antoinette gives her yes to a premium niche Aussie newspaper making a return to print, while Jan appreciates writers’ festivals showing more bravery. BUY Women Who Win here. JOIN ONLINE BOOK CLUB event with Australia Institute this Friday. SUPPORT Ette Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, Jan and Antoinette explore why flotilla activists trying to break Israel’s illegal blockade are finally getting media attention, and look…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133/episodes/flotilla-activist-abuse-coverage-bts-at-sydney-writers-festival-is-james-the-good-murdoch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133/flotilla-activist-abuse-coverage-bts-at-sydney-writers-festival-is-james-the-good-murdoch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}