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Science editor Jackson Ryan joins Influencing Insider on Wednesday 18th May at 2pm to discuss:

About Jackson Ryan

Jackson Ryan is the Science editor of CNET. Much of his recent reporting has explored new vaccine technologies, dispelling myths about safety, addressing fear mongering about virus variants and explaining how science will see us through to a "new normal" post-pandemic. In addition to his work on the coronavirus pandemic, Jackson’s long-form story Journey to the Dragon Palace - which follows the Japanese Space Agency’s mission to return ancient asteroid samples to Earth - has been recognised among this year’s top science journalism entries.

About CNET

CNET Australia is consistently number one visited technology website in Australia. It is an engaging, relevant and trusted destination for people who are passionate about improving their lifestyle using technology and consumer electronics. It is published by CBS Interactive.

Communications Day is at the forefront of Australian and New Zealand telecom industry news and commentary.

Leading the team is publisher Grahame Lynch who joins Influencing Insider on Wednesday 11 May at 2pm to discuss:

About Grahame Lynch

Grahame Lynch is the owner and founder of Decisive Publishing which owns CommunicationsDay. Prior to that he was a contributor to major Australian newspapers and was an on air presenter for Telecom TV.

About CommsDay

CommsDay was founded in 1994 and is a daily newsletter covering the Australian and New Zealand telecom industry. It has a daily readership of 9,000 who are sent the newsletter in a PDF format via email. It also hosts a number of industry summits and events.

Pedestrian Group has grown to incorporate some of Australia’s most well-known technology outlets alongside Pedestrian.TV.

Keeping an eye on the editorial teams across Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku is Head of Editorial, Melissa Matheson who joins Influencing Insider on Wednesday 4 May at 2pm to discuss:

About Melissa Matheson

Melissa is the Head of Editorial for Pedestrian Group, having joined in the middle of 2020. Prior to that she was managing editor of youth news platform GOAT at Nova and spent time with ARN, SBS and close to a decade at News Corp.

About Pedestrian Group

Pedestrian Group is one of Australia’s most popular youth media organisations and is owned by Nine Entertainment. Pedestrian holds Pedestrian.TV, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Vice and Refinery29 under its banner.

Techday covers all aspects of the tech industry across the APAC region, and tying all the teams together is publisher Sean Mitchell.

Australia’s technology and property industries are two of the busiest to cover. Putting his shoulder to the wheel is The Australian’s Joseph Lam.

Joseph joined The Australian in 2019 having worked as a freelancer across publications in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand. He covers property and technology for the national newspaper.

The latest tech news, reviews and trending information for women is delivered by Women Love Tech. At the helm is editor, publisher and owner Robyn Foyster.

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Money Magazine is out there breaking down everything people need to know when it comes to finances. From property, to budgeting, to investing and everything in between, Money Magazine has it covered.

Money, home loans, finances are always important topics of discussion, but with a federal budget and election around the corner those stories will be leading news bulletins around the country.

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