---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Open Society Foundations. Support for the research is part of Knight Foundation’s Trust, Media and Democracy initiative, which aims to strengthen the role […]"
date: "2018-06-18"
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: "Michael Barthel"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-barthel/"
  - name: "Nami Sumida"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/nami-sumida/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/06/18/factual-opinion-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Public Knowledge"
  - "Trust in Government"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2018 Survey on Factual and Opinion Statements in the News"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2018-survey-on-factual-and-opinion-statements-in-the-news/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Open Society Foundations. Support for the research is part of Knight Foundation’s Trust, Media and Democracy initiative, which aims to strengthen the role of strong, trusted journalism as essential to a healthy democracy.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/).

#### Primary researchers

Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research * Jeffrey Gottfried, *Senior Researcher * Michael Barthel, *Research Associate * Nami Sumida, *Research Analyst *

#### Research team

Elizabeth Grieco, *Senior Writer/Editor* Galen Stocking, *Computational Social Scientist* Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst * Sophia Fedeli, *Research Assistant * Mason Walker, *Research Assistant * Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research* Courtney Kennedy, *Director, Survey Research* Scott Keeter, *Senior Survey Advisor * Kim Parker, *Director, Social Trends Research * Juliana Horowitz, *Associate Director, Research* Carroll Doherty, *Director, Political Research * Jocelyn Kiley, *Associate Director, Research * Alec Tyson, *Senior Researcher * Lee Rainie, *Director, Internet and Technology Research * Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher * Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist *

#### Editorial and graphic design

Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer* Travis Mitchell, *Copy Editor*

#### Communications and web publishing

Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager* Hannah Klein, *Computational Social Scientist* * * Sara Atske, *Assistant Digital Producer * Ben Wormald, *Web Developer*

Pew Research Center also received helpful advice and feedback for this report from a panel of expert advisers: Miriam Metzger is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Daron Shaw is a professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin; David M. Shribman is the executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Natalie Jomini Stroud is an associate professor of Communication Studies and Journalism and director of the Center for Media Engagement in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin; and Magdalena Wojcieszak is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis.

While the analysis was guided by our consultations with these advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.

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