{"id":689240,"date":"2026-10-14T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=689240"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T16:10:47","slug":"online-communities-acknowledgments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/10\/14\/online-communities-acknowledgments\/","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledgments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"primary-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colleen McClain, <em>Senior Researcher<\/em><br>Jeffrey Gottfried, <em>Associate Director, Internet and Technology Research<\/em><br>Eugenie Park, <em>Research Analyst<\/em><br>Michelle Faverio, <em>Research Associate<\/em> <em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><br>Olivia Sidoti, <em>Research Analyst<\/em><br>Monica Anderson, <em>Director, Internet and Technology Research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"research-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research team<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William Bishop, <em>Research Associate&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"editorial-and-graphic-design\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editorial and graphic design<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharon McGill, <em>Information Graphics Designer<\/em><br>Mia Hennen, <em>Editorial Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"communications-and-web-publishing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communications and web publishing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haley Nolan, <em>Communications Manager<\/em><br>Ethan Charlip, <em>Communications Associate<\/em><br>Sara Atske, <em>Digital Producer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the project benefited greatly from the guidance of Pew Research Center\u2019s methodology team: Ashley Amaya, Scott Keeter, Andrew Mercer, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Anna Brown, Arnold Lau and Dana Popky. 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