---
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. Find related reports online at: www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism. Elisa Shearer, Research Associate Katerina Eva Matsa, Associate Director, […]"
date: "2018-09-10"
authors:
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/09/10/social-media-news-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "News Platforms & Sources"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
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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.

Find related reports online at: [www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism).

Elisa Shearer, *Research Associate *Katerina Eva Matsa, *Associate Director, Journalism Research *Amy Mitchell, *Director Journalism Research *Jeffrey Gottfried, *Senior Researcher *Nami Sumida, *Research Analyst *Sophia Fedeli, *Research Assistant *Mason Walker, *Research Assistant *Mike Barthel, *Senior Researcher *Claudia Deane, *Vice President of Research *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *David Kent, *Copy Editor *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager *Hannah Klein, *Communications Associate *Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, *Digital Producer *Sara Atske, *Assistant Digital Producer*

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