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Acknowledgments

The American 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 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, Senior 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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