---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Jeffrey Gottfried, Research Associate Elisa Shearer, Research Analyst Michael […]"
date: "2016-05-26"
authors:
  - name: "Jeffrey Gottfried"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-gottfried/"
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2016/05/26/social-media-and-news-2016-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Mobile"
  - "News Media Trends"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
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# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project from the [John S. and James L. Knight Foundation](http://www.knightfoundation.org/).

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.

Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Jeffrey Gottfried, *Research Associate *Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst *Michael Barthel, *Research Associate *Galen Stocking, *Research Associate *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Associate *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood, *Assistant Digital Producer*

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