As the social media ban kicks off, Jan and Antoinette find themselves disagreeing on its merits. Plus, we take a look at the rage-bait tabloid media machine currently targeting influencer Abbie Chatfield and the hypocrisy powering it all. And as boycott calls grow over Israel’s participation in Eurovision, SBS doubles down on a dud decision. We salute journalists who stay cool while being smacked by studio gear and airborne wildlife, and a<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/jorie-graham-the-eloquence/684952/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> poem</a> in an unexpected place leaves us feeling unexpectedly seen. <ul><li>Brisbane live show guest announcements: TV presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Anisa Nanduala will be joining us! <a href="https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get tickets</a> to our stage tour.</li><li>Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber<a href="https://www.ettemedia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here.</a></li><li>If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Ettemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">full here.</a></li><li>Thanks to<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaidanielpyne/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @jaidanielpyne</a> for composing the music for our podcast.</li></ul><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

As the social media ban kicks off, Jan and Antoinette find themselves disagreeing on its merits. Plus, we take a look at the rage-bait tabloid media machine currently targeting influencer Abbie Chatfield and the hypocrisy powering it all. And as boycott calls grow over Israel’s participation in Eurovision, SBS doubles down on a dud decision. We salute journalists who stay cool while being smacked by studio gear and airborne wildlife, and a poem in an unexpected place leaves us feeling unexpectedly seen. Brisbane live show guest announcements: TV presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Anisa Nanduala will be joining us! Get tickets to our stage tour.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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the social media ban kicks off, Jan and Antoinette find themselves disagreeing on its merits.&nbsp;Plus, we take a look at the rage-bait tabloid media machine currently targeting influencer Abbie Chatfield and the hypocrisy powering it all.&nbsp;And as boycott calls grow over Israel’s participation in Eurovision, SBS doubles down on a dud decision.&nbsp;We salute journalists who stay cool while being smacked by studio gear and airborne wildlife, and a<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/jorie-graham-the-eloquence/684952/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> poem</a> in an unexpected place leaves us feeling unexpectedly seen. <ul><li>Brisbane live show guest announcements: TV presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Anisa Nanduala will be joining us! <a href="https://fane.com.au/whats-on/ette-media-live-its-a-no-from-me/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get tickets</a> to our stage tour.</li><li>Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber<a href="https://www.ettemedia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> here.</a></li><li>If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Ettemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer">full here.</a></li><li>Thanks to<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaidanielpyne/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"> @jaidanielpyne</a> for composing the music for our podcast.</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Press piles on Abbie Chatfield, SBS’s Eurovision dud decision + why we can’t name a rapist

We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news. This weekly podcast brings you honest and original media analysis from two insiders who’ve broken plenty of news and been broken by it, too.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends, Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos is your guide to the way the media works.&nbsp; Join us every Wednesday as we unpack the headlines you see, and the power you don’t. We’ll take you through the week’s sketchy editorial decisions, suspect sources and thinly veiled bigotry. We’ll show you how the media sausage is made —so you know what you’re being fed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Armed with a low tolerance for spin, zero patience for BS, and just enough humour (and delusion) to keep working in the media, We Used to Be Journos serves up hot, sharp, unapologetic media tea. Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber <a href="https://www.ettemedia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in full <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDn2m-RFCy4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here. </a> Thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaidanielpyne/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jaidanielpyne</a> for composing the music for our podcast.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news. This weekly podcast brings you honest and original media analysis from two insiders who’ve broken plenty of news and been broken by it, too.   Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends, Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos is your guide to the way the media works.  Join us every Wednesday as we unpack the headlines you see, and the power you don’t. We’ll take you through the week’s sketchy editorial decisions, suspect sources and thinly veiled bigotry. We’ll show you how the media sausage is made —so you know what you’re being fed.   Armed with a low tolerance for spin, zero patience for BS, and just enough humour (and delusion) to keep working in the media, We Used to Be Journos serves up hot, sharp, unapologetic media tea. 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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

We used to be journalists, but now we mostly just bitch about them. (Kidding. Kind of.) We also break down broken news. This weekly podcast brings you honest and original media analysis from two insiders who’ve broken plenty of news and been broken by it, too.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hosted by long-suffering journalists and even longer-suffering friends, Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf, We Used to Be Journos is your guide to the way the media works.&nbsp; Join us every Wednesday as we unpack the headlines you see, and the power you don’t. We’ll take you through the week’s sketchy editorial decisions, suspect sources and thinly veiled bigotry. We’ll show you how the media sausage is made —so you know what you’re being fed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Armed with a low tolerance for spin, zero patience for BS, and just enough humour (and delusion) to keep working in the media, We Used to Be Journos serves up hot, sharp, unapologetic media tea. Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber <a href="https://www.ettemedia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in full <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDn2m-RFCy4" rel="noopener noreferrer">here. </a> Thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jaidanielpyne/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@jaidanielpyne</a> for composing the music for our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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