Feb 21, 2024 | News, Research, Updates
Through our work with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), we’ve found that provenance can help better calibrate trust and accuracy perceptions of media. But it can come with its own risks of misinterpretation. By Kevin Feng, Jina Yoon, and...
Feb 13, 2024 | Events, News, Research, Updates
By Michael Grass University of Washington Center for an Informed Public Crisis events like the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza not only lead to the creation of a lot of information but also generate major demand for information amid great uncertainty...
Feb 12, 2024 | News, Updates
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has named five new faculty members, Benjamin Mako Hill (Communication), Carole Lee (Philosophy), Martin Saveski (iSchool), Yanfang Su (Global Health) and Bo Zhao (Geography), bolstering the CIP’s...
Feb 2, 2024 | News, Updates
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer to join the Engineering team to support cutting edge research in a societally critical field. The CIP’s mission is to resist strategic misinformation, promote...
Jan 31, 2024 | News, Updates
Center for an Informed Public postdoctoral scholar Rachel Moran-Prestridge, who studies communication, misinformation and trust in information, has been promoted to a new role as senior research scientist. Since starting at the University of Washington as a CIP...
Jan 26, 2024 | 2024 Rapid Research Blog, Rapid Research Blog, Research, Updates
2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG Predictable errors and delays that have been the focus of previous election rumors were present in the N.H. primary, but none of the allegations went viral. By Mike Caulfield, Mert Can Bayar, and Ashlyn B. Aske University...
