Connector Chats
Register for upcoming Connector Chats and view recordings and resources from past conversations.
Past Chats
April 30, 2026
Alessandra Zimmermann, AAAS project director for R&D policy, and Max Kozlov, award-winning science journalist at Nature, guided journalists through the process that sets federal science budgets.
January 29, 2026
Top investigative reporters Charles Piller of Science and Liza Gross of Inside Climate News shared tips and tools of the trade.
October 9, 2025
Journalists discussed reporting on the firehose of science funding freezes, cuts and reinstatements during the Trump administration.
November 8, 2024
A hybrid session at the ScienceWriters2024 meeting introduced science writers to audience engagement practices.
October 9, 2024
McFarling discussed the stories that won her the 2024 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting.
July 11, 2024
Panelists discussed how journalists can better cover hot-button topics, focusing on abortion as an example of a medical topic that has become increasingly political. In partnership with The Journalist’s Resource.
April 16, 2024
Panelists talked about key concepts and misconceptions that journalists and communicators encounter in combating misinformation.
January 10, 2024
Editors gave advice on structuring a pitch, approaching new editors and much more.
November 8, 2023
Panelists offered the inside track on the fellowship experience, choosing the right fellowship, crafting a competitive application and more.
