---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Primary researchers             Patrick van Kessel, Senior Data Scientist Regina Widjaya, Computational Social Scientist Sono […]"
date: "2020-07-16"
authors:
  - name: "Patrick van Kessel"
    job_title: "Former Senior Data Scientist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/patrick-van-kessel/"
  - name: "Regina Widjaya"
    job_title: "Computational Social Scientist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/regina-widjaya/"
  - name: "Sono Shah"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sono-shah/"
  - name: "Aaron Smith"
    job_title: "Director, Data Labs"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/aaron-smith/"
  - name: "Adam Hughes"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director of Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/adam-hughes/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/07/16/acknowledgments-36-3/"
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# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.

**Primary researchers ***** ** *

Patrick van Kessel, *Senior Data Scientist *Regina Widjaya, *Computational Social Scientist* Sono Shah, *Computational Social Scientist * Aaron Smith, *Director of Data Labs* Adam Hughes, *Associate Director of Research*

**Research team **

Emma Remy, *Data Science Analyst *Dennis Quinn, *Computational Social Scientist*

**Editorial and graphic design **

David Kent, *Senior* *Copy Editor *Alissa Scheller, *Information Graphics Designer*

**Communications and web publishing **

Rachel Weisel, *Senior Communications Manager *Andrew Grant*, Communications Associate * Travis Mitchell, *Digital Producer*

In addition, the report benefited from feedback provided by the following Pew Research Center researchers: Lee Rainie, Claudia Deane and Jocelyn Kiley.

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