Stand with the Facts: Protecting Election Integrity with NPR's Shannon Bond

As we head into the 2024 election, how do we make sense of rumors around voting? What is keeping our elections safe and accurate? How are local communities working to inform voters and protect election and information integrity? UW Center for an Informed Public co-founder Kate Starbird will be joined by NPR’s Shannon Bond as we explore these questions and more. Join us Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall Seattle's Great Hall.

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Dr. Kate Starbird is a Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering and a co-founder of the Center for an Informed Public. Her research is situated within human-computer interaction (HCI) and the emerging field of crisis informatics—the study of how information-communication technologies (ICTs) are used during crisis events. One aspect of her research focuses on how online rumors spread during natural disasters and man-made crisis events. More recently, she has begun to focus on disinformation and other forms of strategic information operations online. In 2018, she received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research in this area.

Shannon Bond is a correspondent at NPR, covering how misleading narratives and false claims circulate online and offline, and their impact on society and democracy. She previously covered technology for NPR's Business desk, focused on how Silicon Valley's biggest companies are transforming how we live, work and communicate. Bond joined NPR in 2019. She previously spent 11 years as a reporter and editor at the Financial Times in New York and San Francisco. She also co-hosted the FT's award-winning podcast, Alphachat, about business and economics. Bond has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School and a bachelor's degree in psychology and religion from Columbia University.

Sarah Nguyễn is a PhD student at the University of Washington Information School and
Graduate Research Assistant, Center for an Informed Public. Sarah will share her experiences running Vietnamese community focus groups in the Seattle area and in California

This event is in partnership with KUOW, KNKX and UW’s Center for an Informed Public.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall Seattle's Great Hall.

Photography and audio will be recorded at this event of the stage and live audience. Proof of vaccination and masks are not required. However, KUOW, KNKX & UW strongly encourage wearing a mask for all event attendees.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle, United States