Public Opinion Expert Michael Dimock Named Director of Pew Research Center’s Political Polling Unit
Washington (November 15, 2012) — Pollster Michael Dimock, currently Associate Director for Research, will succeed Andrew Kohut as Director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, which conducts surveys on politics and public policy and is the flagship project of the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank that provides neutral [...]
Journalist Alan Murray Named President of Pew Research Center
Washington (Nov. 2) – Veteran journalist Alan Murray, currently deputy managing editor and executive editor, online, for The Wall Street Journal, has been named President of the Pew Research Center, succeeding public opinion expert Andrew Kohut, the center’s Board of Directors announced today. The board said Kohut will stay on as Founding Director and continue [...]
Andrew Kohut to Retire as Pew Research Center’s President
Center’s Board Announces Search for Successor Washington (March 30, 2012) — Public opinion expert Andrew Kohut will be stepping down from his position as President of the Pew Research Center at the end of 2012, the Center’s Board of Directors announced today. He will stay on as senior research adviser, focusing on research practices and [...]
Pew Research Center Announces New Research Initiative to Study the Changing Role of Public Libraries and Library Users in the Digital Age
Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Will Support New Effort by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON — The Pew Research Center today announced plans to study how the role of public libraries is changing in the digital age and how library patrons’ needs and expectations are shifting. The new research [...]
Pew Research Center Appoints First Director of International Survey Research, Director of Development
WASHINGTON — Pew Research Center today announced that it has hired James Bell as its first director of international survey research and Matt Farrey as its first director of development. Both will fill newly created positions at Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan “fact tank” based in Washington, DC, as it expands its research on the [...]
Pollster Morin to Join Pew Research Center as Senior Editor
WASHINGTON – The Pew Research Center today announced that journalist and pollster Richard Morin will be joining as Senior Editor on July 24. Morin has been a journalist for 32 years, including the last 19 at The Washington Post, where he was polling editor, staff writer and author of the “Unconventional Wisdom” column. At the [...]
Pew Research Center to Survey Muslim Americans
About the Research Initiative The Pew Research Center (Center) is undertaking one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the demographics, attitudes and experiences of Muslim Americans. The Center, which has expertise in public opinion research, demography and the role of religion in public life, will conduct a national public opinion survey of Muslim [...]
Prominent Editor, Demographer to Join Pew Research Center
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 – The Pew Research Center, an independent, non-partisan “fact tank” that generates information on important issues and trends, today announced the hiring of two new senior staff members, Jodie T. Allen and Jeffrey S. Passel. Allen will serve as senior editor at the Center. She comes to the position from U.S. News [...]
Pew Charitable Trusts Establishes New Nonprofit Research Organization to Help Better Inform Public & Policymakers on Issues & Trends
(The following press release is from The Pew Charitable Trusts.) (Philadelphia) April 27, 2004 – As part of its long-term commitment to informing the public with credible, timely research, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today it is establishing a new nonprofit subsidiary to house all of the major information projects it supports—one of the first [...]
