¶ Center for an Informed Public
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The Center for an Informed Public is an American interdisciplinary think tank in Seattle, Washington. It is based out of the University of Washington, and is a collaborator in the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP)[1] and the Virality Project.[2]
¶ History
In March 2021, the center co-published a report related to the 2020 United States presidential election as part of the EIP.[1:1] The center also collaborated on a Virality Project report about alleged "misinformation" about COVID-19 vaccines published April 26, 2022.[2:1]
¶ Organization
The center is a collaboration between Human Centered Design & Engineering, the University of Washington Information School and the University of Washington School of Law.[3]
¶ Funding
The center is funded by:
- AARP Washington
- BECU
- Craig Newmark Philanthropies
- Election Trust Initiative
- Government of Washington
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- Knight Foundation
- Microsoft
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Omidyar Network
- Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
- Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA)
- University of Washington Population Health Initiative
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
¶ Partners
Partners of the center include:
- Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
- Data Science and Analytics Lab
- Emerging Capacities of Mass Participation Lab (emCOMP)
- Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
- Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
- KUOW
- Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
- Tech Policy Lab
- University of Washington Continuum College
- University of Washington Department of Biology
The center is a member of the Public Technology Leadership Collaborative, through which it also partners with:
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- Election Integrity Partnership (EIP)
- Pacific Science Center
- Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
- Teachers for an Informed Policy (TiP)
- The Trust Project
- Washington Library Association
- Washington State University Vancouver
¶ External links
Digital Forensic Research Lab, Graphika, Stanford Internet Observatory, & UW Center for an Informed Public. (2021). The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election. Election Integrity Partnership. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612154708/https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:tr171zs0069/EIP-Final-Report.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
The Virality Project. (2022, April 26). Memes, Magnets and Microchips: Narrative dynamics around COVID-19 vaccines. Stanford Digital Repository. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612230631/https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:mx395xj8490/Virality_project_final_report.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
About. Center for an Informed Public. Retrieved June 12, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230612234843/https://www.cip.uw.edu/about/ ↩︎