Apr 16, 2021 | News, Recent Press, Uncategorized, Updates
In a recent piece examining the challenges the nation faces with misinformation, New York Times contributing opinion writer Timothy Egan detailed “three things we could do now to clean up the river of falsities poisoning our democracy,” citing the good that...
Mar 31, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized, Updates
This is a web version of the Center for an Informed Public’s News & Insights newsletter for March 2021, which was sent out on Feb. 31. Check out our newsletter archives. Not signed up to received the CIP’s newsletter? Register here. Important lessons from...
Feb 27, 2021 | News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
This is a web version of the Center for an Informed Public’s News & Insights newsletter for February 2021, which was sent out on Feb. 26. Check out our newsletter archives. Not signed up to received the CIP’s newsletter? Register here. CIP seeks nominations for...
Jan 27, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
By Hsin-Hui Cheng When thinking about ways to address the impacts of misinformation in society, there’s often a focus on techno-solutionist remedies. And while those might seem capable of offering easy fixes, community-based approaches to misinformation also should be...
Jul 30, 2020 | News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass Shawn Lee and his AP U.S. History students at Seattle’s Ballard High School were gearing up to attend MisinfoDay at the University of Washington in March when concerns over the coronavirus forced the Center for an Informed Public to rethink its...
Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Jevin West No one is immune to misinformation — not young people, older people, conservatives, liberals, politicians (for sure), or even professors that teach classes on Calling BS. We are all susceptible. But there is one human quality that may help: curiosity....
