It's been a big year for news, and never has @ConversationEDU's mission been more important – to inject expert analysis into the news cycle.

We asked our editors to reflect on the most important stories they covered this year (thread)...

2020 began with one of the worst bushfire seasons in Aus history.

Our #Environment + #Energy editors @nicole_hasham + @antheabatsakis worked with experts to clarify the science.

Six months on, our #FloraFaunaFire series surveyed the ecological damage: https://theconversation.com/au/topics/bushfire-recovery-2020-87824

Then #COVID19 hit.

Our Health eds @mikehopkin, @Phoebe_Roth, @a_evangeli + @LiamPetterson sorted facts from conspiracies.

Expert authors inc @adamkams, @MarylouiseMcla1, @profesterman + @stephenjduckett became household names.

Heeding expert advice helped all of us stay safe

The economic toll was significant. Growth plummeted and unemployment grew.

Our polls, presented with @AusEconSoc, showed what experts agreed upon.

Here's @1petermartin with our latest, showing most economists back raising #JobSeeker by $100+ a week: https://theconversation.com/top-economists-want-jobseeker-boosted-by-100-per-week-and-tied-to-wages-150364

#COVID19 exposed the systemic vulnerability and mismanagement of our aged care sector.

We ran a series on how to ensure a better future for our older people, including commentary by @ProfJoeonline, @Eily19Webb, @mtdavern + more.
https://theconversation.com/au/topics/aged-care-series-2020-94869

2020 marked 250 years since Captain James Cook's arrival in the Pacific.

We ran a major #Cook250 series reflecting on his legacy, inc:
- an interactive from @therevmountain: https://cook250.netlify.app/ 
- essays on history + #Indigenous perspective https://theconversation.com/au/topics/cook250-78244

TC expanded our #NewZealand team in 2020, with Senior Editor @MacFinlay joining @VeronikaMeduna to cover:

- #NZvotes2020: https://theconversation.com/au/topics/new-zealand-election-2020-86762
- NZ's successful #COVID strategy: https://theconversation.com/three-reasons-why-jacinda-arderns-coronavirus-response-has-been-a-masterclass-in-crisis-leadership-135541
-The #Christchurch commission:
https://theconversation.com/au/topics/christchurch-terror-attack-68330 + more

2020 saw upheavals in #auspol + the #USElection2020, covered by our team @amandadunn10, @michellegrattan, @CanberraCamper + @justindbergman.

Here's @latrobe expert + TC board member @tonywalker1 on what a Biden victory means for Australia: https://theconversation.com/what-would-a-biden-presidency-mean-for-australia-148516

TC also ran several online events in 2020, including a recent review of the year in #auspol with @michellegrattan + @Csquaredfisher.

You can catch up on the live recordings here: https://theconversation.com/live-streamed-events-watch-top-thinkers-explore-how-the-dramatic-upheavals-of-2020-have-changed-our-world-142902

Finally, TC recently released '2020: The Year that Changed Us', a selection of some of our best essays on this tumultuous year.

Edited by @GlasseyMolly, with writing from @PeterGreste, @SusanCarland + more.

Buy your copy here, via @thamesandhudson: https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/2020-the-year-that-changed-us/