Suzannah Lyons

Whether that matters is the next obvious question as you could argue the outcome is the same/similar: explaining science to a lay audience.

I'd be curious as to how the creator perceives themselves.

There's nuance here, and without knowing anything about the behind the scenes as to how Angela makes these videos, I would probably call this science communication rather than science journalism.

20 deaths a day: Australia's ongoing COVID toll - 360 COVID-19 is still killing Australians — and the full picture shows sobering numbers and a lack of action on some of the key lessons of the pandemic. Twenty Australians are dying every day because of C...

COVID in Australia remains a major challenge. Key is that the toll in 2024 is similar to that in 2023. We have plateaued, & have done so at a high-level. We can do more, especially to acknowledge the scale of the challenge & improve vaccination & ventilation strategies.

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Half-truths and lies: an online day in Australia - 360 Australians are swamped by misinformation every day but they’re smart enough to know they need help to better navigate an untrustworthy online world. False online claims about business and the economy...

Brilliant working with Aimee Hourigan and @zthetrain.bsky.social on this article about adults' everyday experiences with online #misinformation.

📋 Which topics surround misinformation beyond the usual suspects like health and politics?

🔗 Read on for more: 360info.org/half-truths-...

Pleasure to be involved @jamesgoldie.dev, some great storytelling amongst the entrants!

Why DeepSeek's AI leap only puts China in front for now - 360 Commentators are right to say DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot is a game-changer but don’t take all the hype about China now dominating the field too seriously. The knee-jerk reaction to the release of Chine...

And while commentators are right to say DeepSeek's new AI chatbot is a game changer, @sydneyuni.bsky.social's @jkkummerfeld.bsky.social cautions we shouldn't take all the hype about China now dominating the field too seriously.

360info.org/why-deepseek...

Where do we get exposed to PFAS and how can we remove them? - 360 Sources of PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’, are more ubiquitous than many people realise. But new ways to remove them from soil and water are being developed. In October, the National Health and Medical ...

While much of the public attention on PFAS — or forever chemicals — has been on their detection in drinking water supplies, sources of PFAS are more ubiquitous than many people realise, as Victoria University's Stephen Gray & Jianhua Zhang explain.

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One of the things I really like about working for 360info is that we take the time to find the right expertise to explain what's really going on & provide the important context that helps you understand the issues.

My latest two commissions are great examples of that.

You can msg me on here or better yet send me an email suzannah [dot] lyons [at] 360info [dot] org

To write for 360info you must have a current university affiliation — PhD student or above.

I'm back in the commissioning chair for 360info.org, which means I want to know what stories you think we should be publishing! My focus is on science & health but also open to cracking ideas outside that remit.

Found myself saying "Yes, yes, yes!" reading this article by @siricarpenter.bsky.social.

It touches on many of the topics @johanlidberg.bsky.social & I cover in our paper in the current issue of Australian Journalism Review: intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

I’m going to take a slightly longer break over the New Year while I have a think about what I’d like to do next, but as always feel free to reach out for a chat if you’ve got an opportunity you think I might be a good fit for.

I was also a production editor for 360info & all up the more than 165 stories I worked on reached a combined potential audience of more than 310 million people.

Not a bad return on 20 months’ work.

I’m really proud of the stories I got to be a part of during my time there.

My thanks to the authors of the 98 (soon to be 99) stories I commissioned & published.

Getting to delve once more into the breadth of science, technology, environment, health & other topics was a real privilege.

Last Wednesday was my last day working for research newswire 360info at Monash University.

It’s sad to leave behind one of the nicest, smartest & most collaborative teams I’ve had the pleasure of being a part of but I look forward to seeing what they all do next & how 360info grows from here.

Woman speaking in front of a giant screen. On the screen is a slide with the title "Scientific process is BORING. Discoveries are FASCINATING.".

Fantastic to present my research at #JERAA2024 last week: looking at what journalists can do when the public doesn't trust science.

Really appreciated all the great questions, and enthusiasm and support for people like me at the start of our research careers.

#Journalism #SciComm #ECR