as a contributing factor, to work on establishing a new media platform called 360info. The project was initially a partnership between universities of Deakin, Melbourne, RMIT and Western Sydney. From 2017-2020 he was based in RMIT's School of Media and Communication, then moved to Monash University, which became the host university for the project. In November 2021 it launched as 360info. Instead of a focus on breaking news, 360info reports on the worlds' most pressing challenges and offers research-driven solutions. Six months from launch it has published over 300 articles from 190 universities worldwide and is distributed by over 1,200 publishers. It has editors working in Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, and Melbourne. Awards and recognition In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jaspan was made a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia for "significant service to the print and digital media, and to tertiary education". References Selected articles 1952 births Living people British male journalists The Scotsman people The Observer people Members of the Order of Australia Monash University faculty