{"id":14437,"date":"2023-11-03T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ric.utk.edu\/beta\/?page_id=14437"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:35:37","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/information-integrity-institute\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-large-font-size\">News about the Information Integrity Institute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"has-link-color columns-2 alignwide wp-elements-0d7a74f42c927d34a18f84cf16b5a8f9 wp-block-post-template has-text-color has-smokey-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-02493678 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cci-research-innovation-center category-events category-featured-story category-information-integrity-institute category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-elements-0d7a74f42c927d34a18f84cf16b5a8f9\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:158px;height:158px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-container-content-dfc63687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Braver-Angels-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Six C-C-I faculty members stand at the front of a room, with a woman on the far left shrugging towards the small audience in front of them.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Braver-Angels-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Braver-Angels-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Braver-Angels-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Braver-Angels-2.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-post-2up-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2026\/03\/30\/information-integrity-institute-leads-community-dialogue-on-media-technology-and-connection\/\" target=\"_self\" >Information Integrity Institute Leads Community Dialogue on Media, Technology, and Connection<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-top:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-30T09:47:50-04:00\">March 30, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16700 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cci-research-innovation-center category-featured-story category-information-integrity-institute\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex wp-elements-0d7a74f42c927d34a18f84cf16b5a8f9\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:158px;height:158px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-container-content-dfc63687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Speaker Natalie Stroud rests her right arm on a podium while gesturing with her left towards the audience seated in front of her.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-post-2up-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2026\/03\/16\/how-digital-media-divides-and-connects-natalie-stroud-to-headline-cci-ric-48th-annual-research-symposium\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Digital Media Divides and Connects: Natalie Stroud to Headline CCI RIC 48th Annual Research Symposium<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-top:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-x-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T15:16:42-04:00\">March 16, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-utkwds-cta-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/category\/information-integrity-institute\/\">More Information Integrity Institute news<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-horizontal-single has-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba8a039a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:6px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"1-events\" style=\"letter-spacing:2px;line-height:0;text-transform:none\">Information Integrity Institute Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-horizontal-single has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d77adb01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c432567 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information Integrity Institute Leads Community Dialogue on Media, Technology, and Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 19, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Information Integrity Institute brought community members together on March 19 for a public conversation examining how today\u2019s media environment shapes trust and connection. Held in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/etn.braverangels.org\/about-us\">Braver Angels Tennessee<\/a>, the event centered on dialogue rather than research presentation alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation addressed how digital media, AI, and platform design influence the way people understand information and interact with each other. The following conversation focused on the growing tension between connection and division in a media landscape increasingly driven by algorithms and user-generated content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2026\/03\/30\/information-integrity-institute-leads-community-dialogue-on-media-technology-and-connection\/\">Read more about the Braver Angel&#8217;s discussion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-horizontal-single has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d77adb01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c432567 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information Integrity Institute Leads Community Dialogue on Media, Technology, and Connection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>The Information Integrity Institute&nbsp;hosted&nbsp;Natalie (Talia) Stroud as a keynote speaker at the CCI RIC 48<sup>th<\/sup>Annual Research Symposium on&nbsp;Wednesday, March 18.&nbsp;Her keynote address, \u201cPolarization and Connection in the Digital Media Age,\u201d&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;political polarization and social connection in digital media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-utkwds-right-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker Natalie Stroud rests her right arm on a podium while gesturing with her left towards the audience seated in front of her.\" class=\"wp-image-16730\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Natalie-Stroud-Symposium.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stroud is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies and the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also directs the <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaengagement.org\/\">Center for\u00a0Media Engagement<\/a>, a research center focused on understanding how the media ecosystem supports democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2026\/03\/16\/how-digital-media-divides-and-connects-natalie-stroud-to-headline-cci-ric-48th-annual-research-symposium\/\">Read more about speaker Natalie Stroud&#8217;s presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-horizontal-single has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d77adb01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c432567 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Independent Media in the Era of Autocratic Triumph: Russia&#8217;s Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 5:00 p.m.-6 p.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay Young Auditorium, Hodges Library (1st floor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The Information Integrity Institute and departments of World Languages and Cultures and Political Science are hosting Mr. Tikhon Dzyadko, independent journalist and editor-in-chief of TV Dozhd (Rain). Come here his talk on &#8220;Independent Media in the Era of Autocratic Triumph: Russia&#8217;s Experience.&#8221; Mr. Dzyadko has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to journalistic integrity throughout his career including as editor-in-chief of TV Rain which has been recognized with the Peabody Journalistic Integrity Award during the Ukrainian war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikhon-Dzyadko-photo-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16019\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikhon-Dzyadko-photo-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikhon-Dzyadko-photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikhon-Dzyadko-photo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikhon-Dzyadko-photo.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/2025\/02\/editor-in-chief-of-tv-rain-tikhon-dzyadko-to-give-talk-at-the-university-of-tennessee\/\">Read more about Tikhon&#8217;s talk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-horizontal-single has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d77adb01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c432567 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I3 Research Luncheon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, September 30, 2024 | 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COM 402, Scripps Ed Ingle Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>The Information Integrity Institute is hosting a research luncheon featuring special guest speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/timothy-levine.squarespace.com\/\">Professor&nbsp;Timothy R.&nbsp;Levine<\/a>&nbsp;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 I<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;research funding support will provide their research-in-progress presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Levine_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15721\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Levine_Headshot.jpg 571w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/Levine_Headshot-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Investigating Perceptions of Source Influence on Scientific Writing: A study on Polarized and Non-Polarized Issues<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;(Assistant Professor Mustafa Oz, PhD candidate Scott Greeves, Assistant Professors Matthew&nbsp;Pittman and Shiyu Yang)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Empowering our Communities: A Case Study of Open Government Data<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;(Associate Professors Xiaohua &#8220;Awa&#8221; Zhu, Moonhee Cho and Sifan Xu).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group utkwds-horizontal-single has-white-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d77adb01 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c432567 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI, Deep Fakes, Online Influencers &amp; Political Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, April 26, 2024 | 9-10:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Tennessee History Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>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&#8217;s Truth and Consequences: Film and conversation on news and information integrity event. 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