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Max Boykoff is giving a talk on March 27th at University of Idaho on media coverage of climate change:
“Who Speaks for the Climate?”
March 25, 2014
7:00 PM
by Maxwell T. Boykoff, who researches and writes about the cultural politics of climate change
Boykoff is an assistant professor in the Center for Science and Technology Policy at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He is the author of “Who Speaks for the Climate? Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change” published in 2011 by Oxford University Press. His research interests include climate adaptation, science-policy interactions, and political economy and the environment.
University of Idaho, College of Law Courtroom, 711 S. Rayburn Drive, Moscow, ID Contact: Kenton Bird, School of Journalism and Mass Media, (208) 885-4947 (208) 885-4947, kbird@uidaho.edu
University of Idaho News: UI Hosts Expert On Media Coverage of Climate Change
Maxwell T. Boykoff, who researches and writes about the cultural politics of climate change, will speak Tuesday, March 25, at the University of Idaho. His free public talk, “Who speaks for the climate?” will begin at 7 p.m. in the courtroom of the College of Law, 711 S. Rayburn Dr. in Moscow.
Boykoff is an assistant professor in the Center for Science and Technology Policy at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He is the author of “Who Speaks for the Climate? Making Sense of Media Reporting on Climate Change” published in 2011 by Oxford University Press. His research interests include climate adaptation, science-policy interactions, and political economy and the environment.
“Professor Boykoff will address the ways in which the news media contribute to public understanding – and misunderstanding – of climate issues,” said Kenton Bird, director of the school of journalism and mass media, one of the program’s sponsors. “His research is especially relevant to the University of Idaho’s growing expertise in the effects of climate change on the Pacific Northwest.”
Boykoff’s talk will be followed by a panel discussion featuring four UI faculty members: Juliet Carlisle, department of political science; Barbara Cosens, College of Law; John Abatzoglou, department of geography, and R
