---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight. Research Elisa Shearer, Senior ResearcherSarah Naseer, Research AssistantJacob Liedke, Research AnalystKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information ResearchMichael Lipka, […]"
date: "2024-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  - name: "Sarah Naseer"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sarah-naseer/"
  - name: "Jacob Liedke"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-liedke/"
  - 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/2024/06/12/social-media-platforms-news-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Facebook"
  - "Instagram"
  - "Social Media & the News"
  - "TikTok"
  - "Twitter (X)"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 144"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-144/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at [https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight](https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/).

#### Research

Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*
Sarah Naseer, *Research Assistant*
Jacob Liedke, *Research Analyst*
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*
Emily Tomasik, *Research Assistant*
Christoper St. Aubin, *Research Assistant*
Colleen McClain, *Research Associate*
Monica Anderson, *Director, Internet and Technology Research*
Risa Gelles-Watnick, *Former Research Analyst*
Jeffrey Gottfried, *Associate Director, Internet and Technology Research*
Olivia Sidoti, *Research Assistant*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*
Kaitlyn Radde, *Associate Information Graphics Designer*
Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

Sogand Afkari, *Communications Manager*
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate *
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the guidance of the Pew Research Center methodology team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Ashley Amaya, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Dana Popky, Anna Brown and Arnold Lau.

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