Jan 11, 2022 | Education, Events, MisinfoDay, News, Uncategorized
Attention high school and middle school teachers, librarians, and other educators: You’re invited to MisinfoDay 2022! Join us virtually on March 15 as we learn how to build healthy information environments and make informed decisions about what to believe online. ...
Dec 2, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized, Updates
This is the web version of the November-December 2021 edition of the Center for an Informed Public’s News & Insights newsletter that was originally sent out on December 1, 2021. Check out our newsletter archives. Not signed up to receive the CIP’s...
Oct 7, 2021 | News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass In September, iSchool associate professor Jevin West’s two-year term as faculty director of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) came to a close when the center’s directorship transitioned to co-founder Kate Starbird, a...
May 26, 2021 | Events, News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Vera Burgos On May 13, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public and Tech Policy Lab co-hosted a virtual book talk featuring Kate Crawford, a leading scholar studying the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and author of the...
May 26, 2021 | News, Recent Press, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass During a May 4 keynote presentation at a virtual conference hosted by the George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, Kate Starbird, a University of Washington Center for an Informed Public cofounder and Human Centered...
May 25, 2021 | News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been media reports about Amazon book search algorithms putting health- and vaccine-related misinformation at the top of reading lists. But as the pandemic has brought new attention to the risks of...
