{"id":854,"count":262,"description":"","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/michael-lipka\/","name":"Michael Lipka","slug":"michael-lipka","taxonomy":"bylines","meta":[],"staffInfo":{"staffName":"Michael Lipka","staffJobTitle":"Associate Director, Research","staffImage":{"full":["https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/Michael_Lipka.jpg",1024,1536,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/Michael_Lipka.jpg?w=320",320,480,true]},"staffTwitter":null,"staffExpertise":[{"url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/expertise\/news-media\/","label":"News and Information","slug":"news-media"}],"staffBio":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Lipka is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center, where he studies Americans\u2019 experiences with news and information. Over more than a decade at the Center, he has been a part of several major projects related to the information environment, including our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/11\/18\/americas-news-influencers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study of news influencers<\/a>, our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2025\/02\/12\/5-years-later-america-looks-back-at-the-impact-of-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">five-year lookback at the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, and our surveys on how Americans consume\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/05\/07\/americans-changing-relationship-with-local-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local news<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/10\/10\/americans-views-of-2024-election-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">election news<\/a>. Michael also spent several years writing about trends in religion in the U.S. and globally, contributing to dozens of reports and short reads on various topics. He has a degree in journalism from Boston University and started his career as a sportswriter for The Boston Globe and the Associated Press.<\/p>\n","staffBioShort":"<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/michael-lipka\/\">Michael Lipka<\/a>&nbsp; is an associate director focusing on news and information research at Pew Research Center","staffJobTitleExtended":"an associate director focusing on news and information research at Pew Research Center","staffLink":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/michael-lipka\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines\/854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/bylines"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/quiz?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feature?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mini-course?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fact-sheet?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/decoded?bylines=854"},{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/short-read?bylines=854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}