---
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. Galen Stocking, Computational Social Scientist Nami Sumida, Research Analyst […]"
date: "2018-10-15"
authors:
  - name: "Galen Stocking"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/galen-stocking/"
  - name: "Nami Sumida"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/nami-sumida/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2018/10/15/social-media-bots-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Emerging Technology"
  - "Media Industry"
  - "Online Search"
  - "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](http://www.pewresearch.org/journalism).

Galen Stocking, *Computational Social Scientist *Nami Sumida, *Research Analyst *Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Pankhuri Kumar, *Google Fellow *Jeffrey Gottfried, *Senior Researcher *Katerina Eva Matsa, *Associate Director, Journalism Research *Michael Barthel, *Senior Researcher *Sophia Fedeli, *Research Assistant *Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood, *Copy Editor *Rachel Weisel, *Communications Manager *Hannah Klein, *Communications Associate *Sara Atske, *Assistant Digital Producer*

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