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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.       Michael Barthel, Research Associate Jeffrey Gottfried, Senior Researcher Kristine Lu, Research Assistant Elisa Shearer, […]"
date: "2016-10-17"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Barthel"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-barthel/"
  - name: "Jeffrey Gottfried"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-gottfried/"
  - name: "Kristine Lu"
    job_title: "Former Research Assistant"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kristine-lu/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2016/10/17/acknowledgments-3-6/"
---

# 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. * *

Michael Barthel, *Research Associate *Jeffrey Gottfried, *Senior Researcher *Kristine Lu, *Research Assistant *Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst *Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager *Travis Mitchell, *Digital Producer*

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