News about the Information Integrity Institute
Faculty from University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Western Illinois University Team up to Study Superdiffusers
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Information Integrity Institute Faculty Fellow Associate Professor Michael Kotowski teams up with Professor Christopher Carpenter at Western Illinois University to uncover new ways to examine the power of opinion leaders within social networks. Specifically, two groundbreaking studies by Carpenter and Kotowski shed light on how superdiffusers—individuals who exhibit exceptional influence on…
CCI Professor Awarded Office Of Naval Research Grants To Study Russian Disinformation Campaigns
The Department of Defense Office of Naval Research has awarded nearly $1.7 million across two grants to School of Journalism and Media Professor and Director of the Information Integrity Institute Catherine Luther to research Russian disinformation campaigns and their influence on Russian diasporas. Luther is the principal investigator for both grants with several College of…
Four Fellows Named for CCI’s Information Integrity Institute
Four inaugural Information Integrity Institute fellows have been selected from among the faculty at the College of Communication and Information, one from each school and all of whom are already conducting research that falls under the institute’s scope: Professor Mariea Hoy, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Associate Professor Mike Kotowski, School of Communication…
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New CCI Information Integrity Institute Will Nurture Interdisciplinary Research
“In today’s society, we are constantly bombarded by an information tidal wave. It’s difficult for people to know what is good information, and what is harmful. Our individual and our community well-being depends on people finding trustworthy information,” said Suzie Allard, Chancellor’s Professor of Information Sciences. Allard, who is also the CCI associate dean for…
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Events
I3 Research Luncheon
Monday, September 30, 2024 | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
COM 402, Scripps Ed Ingle Room
The Information Integrity Institute is hosting a research luncheon featuring special guest speaker Professor Timothy R. Levine from University of Alabama at Birmingham who will give a talk on the art of deception and deception detection. In addition, the following CCI collaborative research teams that received I3 research funding support will provide their research-in-progress presentations:
Investigating Perceptions of Source Influence on Scientific Writing: A study on Polarized and Non-Polarized Issues (Assistant Professor Mustafa Oz, PhD candidate Scott Greeves, Assistant Professors Matthew Pittman and Shiyu Yang)
Empowering our Communities: A Case Study of Open Government Data (Associate Professors Xiaohua “Awa” Zhu, Moonhee Cho and Sifan Xu).
AI, Deep Fakes, Online Influencers & Political Communication
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 9-10:30 a.m.
East Tennessee History Center
The Information Integrity Institute has partnered with the Knox County Library to provide their expertise on AI, deep fakes, online influencers and political communication during the library’s Truth and Consequences: Film and conversation on news and information integrity event. Come join the I3 as they discuss the importance of identifying legitimate news and the impact of emerging media and technology.
