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Max Boykoff

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Max Boykoff is an assistant professor in the Center for Science and Technology Policy at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has conducted research examining how U.S. news media coverage influences public understanding of the causes and consequences of climate change. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from the University of California-Santa Cruz.

The Disconnect of News Reporting From Scientific Evidence

Balanced coverage results in a ‘misleading scenario that there is a raging debate among climate-change scientists regarding humanity’s role in climate change.’