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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. Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Michael Barthel, Research Associate Jeffrey Gottfried, Senior Researcher Kristine Lu, […]"
date: "2017-04-04"
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: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2017/04/04/trump-media-relationship-acknowledgments/"
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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.

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

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