---
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, Senior Researcher Elisa Shearer, Research Analyst Kristine […]"
date: "2017-02-09"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - 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/"
  - name: "Kristine Lu"
    job_title: "Former Research Assistant"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kristine-lu/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2017/02/09/experiential-acknowledgments/"
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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, *Senior Researcher *Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst *Kristine Lu, *Research Assistant *Michael Barthel, *Research Associate *Allison Becker, *Research Assistant *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Michael Keegan, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood, *Associate Digital Producer *Travis Mitchell, *Digital Producer *Courtney Kennedy, *Director, Survey Research *Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist *Kyley McGeeney, *Senior Research Methodologist*

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