Lars Guenther is a Professor of Communication Science with a focus on Crisis and Risk Communication in Digital Media Environments at the Department of Media and Communication, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He is a research fellow at the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University. He is interested into public perceptions of (controversial) science, science and health journalism, trust in science, as well as the public communication about risks and scientific (un)certainty.