{"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":"Pickering vs ABC code of conduct, Pauline’s free PR, influencer spills on MAGA media strategy","slug":"pickering-vs-abc-code-of-conduct-pauline-s-free-pr-influencer-spills-on-maga-media-strategy","published_at":"2026-06-09T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133/pickering-vs-abc-code-of-conduct-pauline-s-free-pr-influencer-spills-on-maga-media-strategy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133","url":"https://shows.acast.com/we-used-to-be-journos/episodes/ai-is-bad","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6858d0a2dc316de3df2aac5a/e/6a27924d6f2c0792fd32da28/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jan and Antoinette react to news that Charlie Pickering's swipe at Grace Tame didn’t breach ABC’s code of conduct, which leaves them very confused about who gets to have opinions at the national broadcaster and who doesn’t.  Plus, they take stock of the weekend articles that compared Pauline Hanson to various important historical figures and they dissect an A.I-related quandary involving two academics and the Sydney Morning Herald.   Jan gives a shout out to the former MAGA influencer blowing the whistle on MAGA’s media manipulation, while Antoinette praises fellow indie media outlet’s persistent coverage on Lebanon.  Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber here. Thanks to @jaidanielpyne for composing the music for our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, Jan and Antoinette react to news that Charlie Pickering's swipe at Grace Tame didn’t breach ABC’s code of conduct, which leaves them very…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3313,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-used-to-be-journos-7394133/episodes/pickering-vs-abc-code-of-conduct-pauline-s-free-pr-influencer-spills-on-maga-media-strategy/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/pickering-vs-abc-code-of-conduct-pauline-s-free-pr-influencer-spills-on-maga-media-strategy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}