---
"title": "Acknowledgments"
"description": "This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pew-knight/. Research Elisa Shearer, Senior ResearcherMichael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information ResearchKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information ResearchKirsten […]"
"date": "2024-05-07"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Elisa Shearer"
    "job_title": "Senior Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  -
    "name": "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    "job_title": "Director, News and Information Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  -
    "name": "Michael Lipka"
    "job_title": "Associate Director, Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/michael-lipka/"
  -
    "name": "Kirsten Eddy"
    "job_title": "Senior Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/kirsten-eddy/"
  -
    "name": "Naomi Forman-Katz"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/naomi-forman-katz/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism/2024/05/07/local-news-trends-acknowledgments/"
"categories":
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Journalists"
  - "Local News"
  - "Newspapers"
  - "Television"
  - "Trust in Media"
"datasets":
  -
    "name": "American Trends Panel Wave 141"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-141/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at [https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pew-knight/](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pew-knight/).

#### Research

Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*\
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*\
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*\
Kirsten Eddy, *Senior Researcher*\
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*\
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*\
Sarah Naseer, *Research Assistant*\
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Assistant*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*\
Kaitlyn Radde, *Associate Information Graphics Designer*\
Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*\
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

Sogand Afkari, *Communications Manager*\
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate*\
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the guidance of the Pew Research Center methodology team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Ashley Amaya, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Dana Popky, Anna Brown and Arnold Lau.

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