Media Secrets

Brooke Jacobson loved working at the Courier Mail – a sub-editor and journalist in her past she decided it was time for something different. Now she runs a boutique PR business called If The Shoe Fits Media.

Dana Lang started out in advertising but learned very quickly it wasn’t for her and has since forged a three-decade strong career in the art of storytelling.

Cathie Schnitzerling has more than three decades of experience in broadcast media as reporter, presenter, producer, news director and regional editor for the state. As the convenor of Women in Media Queensland, she talks about just how vital it is to have a mentor in your life.

7 News producer Jessica Coombs has worked for CNN and the ABC – and overseas in Hong Kong and the UK. She’s a mum who doesn’t always think she’s the greatest parent, or employee and so she discusses how to navigate a happy medium.

As a prominent court reporter in Queensland, Clare Hunter has dealt with abuse and heard awful details of some of the most infamous cases in the country. After more than 10 years in that round, she swapped journo life for something completely new.