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Information Integrity Institute Leads Community Dialogue on Media, Technology, and Connection
The Information Integrity Institute brought community members together on March 19 for a public conversation examining how today’s media environment shapes trust and connection. Held in partnership with Braver Angels Tennessee, the event centered on dialogue rather than research presentation alone. The presentation addressed how digital media, AI, and platform design influence the way people…
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How Digital Media Divides and Connects: Natalie Stroud to Headline CCI RIC 48th Annual Research Symposium
The Information Integrity Institute is hosting Professor Natalie (Talia) Stroud as a keynote speaker at the CCI RIC 48th Annual Research Symposium on Wednesday, March 18, from 11a.m. to noon. Her keynote address, “Polarization and Connection in the Digital Media Age,” will examine political polarization and social connection in digital media. Stroud is a professor…
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Information Integrity Institute Postdoc Attends 2026 SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop
The Information Integrity Institute’s postdoctoral research associate C. Kuular participated in the 2026 SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop, hosted in Pomona College in Claremont, CA, January 27-30, 2026. Organized by the Abe Fellows Network of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Japan Foundation New York (JFNY), the workshop supports policy-relevant and contemporary research projects…
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Brainstorming Breakfast at Institute Generates New Ideas for Research
The Information Integrity Institute recently hosted a research brainstorming breakfast that brought together faculty and PhD students for fast-paced research discussions led by the institute’s fellows: Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Assistant Professor Oluseyi Adegbola, School of Information Sciences Assistant Professor Hope Chidziwisano, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Associate Professor María…
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A CCI Team Presented a Study on the Effects of AI Authorship in Science News Reporting at IAMCR Conference 2025 in Singapore
A study on the effects of AI authorship in science news reporting by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) team was presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, held July 13–17, 2025. The conference was hosted by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and…
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Faculty from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Show How Russia’s 2022 Invasion Welded Ukrainians Together
A new piece in The Conversation by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty—School of Information Sciences Assistant Professor and Information Integrity Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Ben Horne, School of Journalism and Media Professor and Information Integrity Institute Director Catherine Luther, together with Department of Anthropology Professor R. Alexander Bentley—spotlights research into Ukrainian sentiment before and after Russia’s invasion, exposing Russia’s…
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Information Integrity Institute Gives Public Presentation and Radio Interview on Disinformation, Information Operations, and Today’s Media Ecosystem
As disinformation continues to be at the forefront of many conversations globally, two academics in the Information Integrity Institute at the College of Communication and Information are working to increase the public’s awareness about the latest research on today’s media ecosystem. On the heels of their white paper about public support for fact-checking on social…
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Public Support for Fact-Checking on Social Media Remains Strong, Despite Meta’s Policy Change
A recent study from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Information Integrity Institute sheds light on the public’s ongoing desire for third-party fact-checkers on social media platforms, even after Meta’s controversial decision to end its fact-checking program across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Meta, the parent company of these platforms, announced in January 2025 it would terminate…
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Information Integrity Institute Postdoc Matthew Craig Attends Social Science Foo Camp at Meta
Matthew Craig, postdoctoral research associate at the Information Integrity Institute, was one of 150 select people invited to the 2025 Social Science Foo Camp at Meta headquarters in Palo Alto, California in early February. The event, often referred to as an “unconference” due to its unstructured schedule, allows attendees to determine topics on the spot…
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UT Faculty Research Shows Dramatic Shift In Ukrainian Attitudes After Invasion
UT Faculty Research Shows Dramatic Shift In Ukrainian Attitudes After Invasion written by Randall Brown and originally published on the College of Arts & Sciences site. A new study published by an interdisciplinary team of Tennessee researchers sheds light onto the dynamics of national unity experienced by Ukrainians following the 2022 Russian invasion. While a…