---
"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 Kirsten Eddy, Senior ResearcherKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information Research   Michael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information Research                Benjamin Toff, […]"
"date": "2026-09-15"
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  -
    "name": "Katerina Eva Matsa"
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  -
    "name": "Michael Lipka"
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  -
    "name": "Benjamin Toff"
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  -
    "name": "Naomi Forman-Katz"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
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  -
    "name": "Christopher St. Aubin"
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# 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

Kirsten Eddy, *Senior Researcher*\
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*\
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*\
Benjamin Toff, *Visiting Principal Researcher*\
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*\
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Analyst*\
Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*\
Sawyer Reed, *Research Assistant*\
Joanne Haner, *Research Assistant*\
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*\
Emily Tomasik, *Research Analyst*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

Shifra Dayak, *Editorial Specialist*\
Sharon McGill, *Information Graphics Designer*\
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

David Maas, *Communications Manager*\
Julia O’Hanlon, *Communications Manager*\
Ashley Loprete, *Communications Associate*\
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate*\
Beshay Sakla, *Associate Digital Producer*

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the administrative work of Meera Ramshankar and the guidance of current and former members of the Pew Research Center methodology team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Ashley Amaya, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Dana Popky, Anna Brown, Arnold Lau and Thomas May. We are also thankful for the SSRS project team’s work conducting this study’s focus groups.

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