We’re accepting applications for the CIP Community Fellowship 2026-27 cohort Apply by April 30, 2026 to be considered.

Our team is currently accepting applications for the @cip.uw.edu Community Fellowship 2026-27 cohort. The deadline to apply is April 30.

Learn more: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/04/01/a...

CIP, Sedro-Woolley H.S. team up to co-host AI-focused intergenerational learning event with local senior citizens ‘Something magical happens’ when there’s reciprocal teaching and learning across generations.

We'll also feature a kick-off conversation where @cip.uw.edu co-founder @jevinwest.bsky.social will interview Sedro-Woolley H.S. teacher-librarian Linsey Kitchens about Ageless Intelligence, an intergenerational learning event we recently co-hosted in Skagit County: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/03/16/s...

Join us for ‘The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots’ event on April 7 Join us for a special conversation on April 7, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Central Library.

Coming up Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Central Library: Our team is co-hosting the Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots, a discussion featuring @mnickelsburg.bsky.social of @kuow.org interviewing @kashhill.bsky.social (NYT) and @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social (Reuters): www.cip.uw.edu/2026/02/16/r...

We’re accepting applications for the CIP Community Fellowship 2026-27 cohort Apply by April 30, 2026 to be considered.

Our team is currently accepting applications for the @cip.uw.edu Community Fellowship 2026-27 cohort. The deadline to apply is April 30.

Learn more: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/04/01/a...

As technologies and platforms rapidly evolve, teachers and librarians in Washington need more opportunities to create stronger peer and community connections. Learn more about @cip.uw.edu efforts to support educators in our state and beyond teach vital media and information literacy topics. ⤵️

CIP, Sedro-Woolley H.S. team up to co-host AI-focused intergenerational learning event with local senior citizens ‘Something magical happens’ when there’s reciprocal teaching and learning across generations.

“We’re lucky to have so many dedicated and passionate teachers and librarians who want to find more effective and engaging ways to incorporate these vital skills, not only in their classrooms and libraries but also in their communities,” Jason C. Young told @cip.uw.edu www.cip.uw.edu/2026/03/16/s...

Last week, the Center for an Informed Public brought 100+ teachers and librarians together with our UW researchers to connect and share insights about how to navigate our increasingly challenging information environment.

Our new paper, "Information Pathways in Online Science Communication: The Role of Platform
Actors and News Media" (w/ Giuseppe Russo & @luceriluc.bsky.social) has just been accepted at ICWSM 2026!

Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2603.17249

Here are the main takeaways 🧵

A group of people work together on a group activity while sitting at a table.

A person stands on a stage next to a lectern in front of a screen that says "today's focus: develop a mindset that will help you support students' digital lives"

A MisinfoDay volunteer speaks with two people sitting at a table working through a gaming activity.

A person wearing a purple shirt stands and talks with two people sitting at a table.

On Tuesday, the @cip.uw.edu hosted more than 100 WA teachers, librarians and other educators for MisinfoDay 2026 learning activities, workshops and professional development at UW Seattle. Stay tuned for highlights and insights from an inspiring day of learning and building community.

“When we returned to Country Meadow Village, the participants were on such a high from the day and were talking about doing it again next year,” Bricka said.

“This is such a great model,” said David Bricka, program coordinator at the Country Meadow Village assisted living community in Sedro-Woolley. “I love bringing the generations together in meaningful ways.”

CIP, Sedro-Woolley H.S. team up to co-host AI-focused intergenerational learning event with local senior citizens ‘Something magical happens’ when there’s reciprocal teaching and learning across generations.

"Something magical happens" when there’s reciprocal teaching and learning across generations. Learn more about Ageless Intelligence, an intergenerational learning event the @cip.uw.edu recently co-hosted with Sedro-Woolley H.S. and local partners in Skagit County.

www.cip.uw.edu/2026/03/16/s...

CIP, Sedro-Woolley H.S. team up to co-host AI-focused intergenerational learning event with local senior citizens ‘Something magical happens’ when there’s reciprocal teaching and learning across generations.

@melodyschreiber.com, here's a follow-up blog post on a recent AI-focused intergenerational learning event our team co-hosted in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. www.cip.uw.edu/2026/03/16/s...

As part of this work, a group of WA teachers and librarians who are @cip.uw.edu Community Fellowship 2025-26 cohort members are bringing MisinfoDay lessons and activities to their classrooms and libraries in Bellingham, Burien, Kirkland, Olympia, Seattle, Snohomish and Spokane.

Here’s what we have planned for MisinfoDay 2026 MisinfoDay activities in Washington will involve two different tracks in 2026.

On Tuesday, we're excited to host more than 100 WA teachers, librarians and community educators for a day of professional development workshops at UW Seattle focused on media and information literacy skills.

Here's what we have planned for MisinfoDay 2026: www.cip.uw.edu/2025/11/25/m...

Join us for ‘The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots’ event on April 7 Join us for a special conversation on April 7, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Central Library.

Join us April 7 at the Seattle Central Library for "The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots," a special discussion with journalists @kashhill.bsky.social (N.Y. Times) and @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social (Reuters), moderated by @mnickelsburg.bsky.social (KUOW).

Event info: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/02/16/r...

This free event is co-sponsored by @cip.uw.edu, @techpolicylab.bsky.social and the Technology & Social Change Group at @ischool.uw.edu, in partnership with @kuow.org.

Register to attend: events.uw.edu/event/abc619...

Join us for ‘The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots’ event on April 7 Join us for a special conversation on April 7, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Seattle Central Library.

Join us April 7 at the Seattle Central Library for "The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots," a special discussion with journalists @kashhill.bsky.social (N.Y. Times) and @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social (Reuters), moderated by @mnickelsburg.bsky.social (KUOW).

Event info: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/02/16/r...

When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?

“But in the second Trump administration, this relationship is more direct, with policies clearly being motivated, shaped and justified by and through digital content creation,” Starbird, a @hcde.uw.edu professor, told The New York Times. [2/2]

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics Social media has long been flooded with populist rage and discontent. What happens when the posts become policy?

"Slopulism," a type of viral content that @cip.uw.edu co-founder @katestarbird.bsky.social has called "participatory propaganda," has been a dynamic that's been "building for years," Starbird recently told @nytimes.com in an interview. [1/2]

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Why MAGA-Boosting Comedy Bros Are Turning on Trump From Joe Rogan to Andrew Schulz, the bromance between right-coded comics and the president is quickly cooling off.

@sethabramovitch.bsky.social of @thr.com writes that according to Sydney DeMets, an @ischool.uw.edu PhD student, "the listener does not merely consume content. The listener builds a relationship. After enough hours, disagreement feels like betrayal."

More: www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Why MAGA-Boosting Comedy Bros Are Turning on Trump From Joe Rogan to Andrew Schulz, the bromance between right-coded comics and the president is quickly cooling off.

In a @thr.com interview, @cip.uw.edu graduate research assistant @sydneydemets.bsky.social says that “[p]odcasts are incredibly persuasive” because “they induce the parasocial phenomenon” and “trigger a lot of feelings of intimacy and trust.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Sedro-Woolley English teachers bring AI literacy into the classroom Several English classes at Sedro-Woolley High School are implementing lesson plans designed by Linsey Kitchens to help students understand the limitations of artificial intelligence programs such as C...

Our team has been working with teachers and librarians in Skagit County, WA to adapt AI literacy lessons for high school classes. On Friday, students will be sharing these lessons for a group of local senior citizens in an intergenerational learning event. salish-current.org/2025/11/20/s...

As the co-authors write: "Through a case study of a K-pop controversy, we show how audiences act not just as consumers but as co-authors of alternative narratives in moments of uncertainty."

Emotional resonance and participatory misinformation: Learning from a K-pop controversy | HKS Misinformation Review In today’s digital media environment, emotionally resonant narratives often spread faster and stick more firmly than verifiable facts. This paper explores how emotionally charged communication in onli...

Newly published in HSK Misinfo Review, "Emotional resonance and participatory misinformation: Learning from a K-pop controversy," co-authored by @cip.uw.edu senior research scientist Rachel Moran-Prestridge and @ischool.uw.edu professor Jin Ha Lee. misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/emot...

A poster for The Disinformation Summer Institute, June 15-18, 2026, Bainbridge Island, WA. The application deadline is Feb. 15 and available at disinfoinstitute.org

🧵Applications are now open for the second-ever Disinformation Summer Institute, taking place June 15-18, 2026 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The deadline to apply is February 15.

Learn more: disinfoinstitute.org

Congrats to @cip.uw.edu co-founder @katestarbird.bsky.social!

Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...

Learn more about the Disinformation Summer Institute: disinfoinstitute.org

DSI core faculty includes CIP co-founder @jevinwest.bsky.social. Guest faculty includes CIP co-founders @rcalo.bsky.social @emmaspiro.bsky.social @katestarbird.bsky.social and CIP faculty member @carlbergstrom.com.

The Disinformation Summer Institute is made possible through support from @cip.uw.edu, the Rockefeller Family Fund, the @cssn.org at Brown University, and the Institute for Practical Ethics at UC San Diego.