---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "The Election News Pathways project was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This initiative is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/election-news-pathways/. Research Team Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism […]"
date: "2020-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Amy Mitchell"
    job_title: "Former Director, Journalism Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/"
  - name: "Mark Jurkowitz"
    job_title: "Senior Writer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mark-jurkowitz/"
  - name: "J. Baxter Oliphant"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher "
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/baxter-oliphant/"
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2020/06/12/media-and-george-floyd-protests-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "American News Pathways 2020 Project"
  - "Donald Trump"
  - "Protests & Uprisings"
  - "Racial Bias & Discrimination"
---

# Acknowledgments

The Election News Pathways project was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This initiative is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/election-news-pathways/](https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/election-news-pathways/).

#### Research Team

Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research *Baxter Oliphant, *Senior Researcher *Katerina Eva Matsa, *Associate Director, Journalism Research *Elisa Shearer, *Research Associate *Mason Walker, *Research Analyst *Mark Jurkowitz, *Senior Writer *Michael Lipka, *Editorial Manager, Religion Research *Michael Barthel, *Senior Researcher *Jeffrey Gottfried, *Senior Researcher *Galen Stocking, *Computational Social Scientist *Maya Khuzam, *Research Assistant *Kirsten Worden, *Research Assistant *Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist *Dorene Asare Marfo, *Survey Research Methodologist* Scott Keeter, *Senior Survey Advisor *Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research *Nick Bertoni, *Panel Manager *Courtney Kennedy, *Director, Survey Research*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

David Kent, *Copy Editor** *Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Alissa Scheller, *Information Graphics Designer *Peter Bell, *Design Director *Andrea Caumont, *Digital Engagement Manager *John Gramlich, *Senior Writer/Editor *Bruce Drake, *Senior Editor*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

Rachel Weisel, *Senior Communications Manager *Hannah Klein, *Communications Manager *Calvin Jordan, *Communications Associate *Andrew Grant, *Communications Associate *Sara Atske, *Associate Digital Producer *Shannon Greenwood, *Digital Producer *Stacy Rosenberg, *Associate Director, Digital *Seth Rubenstein, *Lead Web Developer *Benjamin Wormald, *Web Developer *Carrie Elizabeth Blazina, *Associate Digital Producer *Kelly Browning, *User Experience Manager *Michael Piccorossi, *Director, Digital Strategy*

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