---
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 Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Elisa Shearer, Research Associate […]"
date: "2019-10-02"
authors:
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  - name: "Elizabeth Grieco"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elizabeth-grieco/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2019/10/02/social-media-and-news-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital News Landscape"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 51"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-51/"
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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)

Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Elisa Shearer, *Research Associate *Elizabeth Grieco, *Senior Writer/Editor *Michael Barthel, *Senior Researcher *Galen Stocking, *Computational Social Scientist *Mason Walker, *Research Assistant *Hadeel Saab, *Intern *Hannah Klein, *Communications Manager *Rachel Weisel, *Senior Communications Manager* Calvin Jordan, *Communications Associate *Sara Atske, *Associate Digital Producer *Selena Qian, *Design Intern *David Kent, *Copy Editor*

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