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Google’s data experts provided valuable input during the course of the project, from assistance in understanding the structure of the data to consultation on methodological decisions.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals at Pew Research Center.
Primary researchers
Katerina Eva Matsa, Senior Researcher Galen Stocking, Research Associate Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Sophie Chou, Google Fellow Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist
Research team
Courtney Kennedy, Director of Survey Research Claudia Deane, Vice President of Research Solomon Messing, Director, Data Labs Michael Barthel, Research Associate Kristine Lu, Research Assistant Allison Becker, Research Assistant Jessica Mahone, Temporary Research Associate Natalie Martinez, Content Coder Tina Tucker, Content Coder Carolee Lantigua, Content Coder Joel Ericsen, Temporary Research Assistant Alex T. William, Intern
Graphic design
Margaret Porteus, Information Graphics Designer Diana Yoo, Art Director
Communications and web publishing
Rachel Weisel, Communications Manager Hannah Klein, Communications Associate Stacy Rosenberg, Digital Project Manager Shannon Greenwood, Associate Digital Producer David Kent, Copy Editor
Pew Research Center also received helpful advice for this report from Dr. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a former data scientist at Google and currently a contributing op-ed writer at The New York Times.
While the analysis was guided by our consultations with the advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.
