---
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 Luxuan Wang, Research AssociateMichael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information ResearchKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information Research   Christopher […]"
date: "2024-07-24"
authors:
  - name: "Luxuan Wang"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/luxuan-wang/"
  - name: "Michael Lipka"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-lipka/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  - name: "Christopher St. Aubin"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christopher-st-aubin/"
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/07/24/local-political-news-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Local News"
  - "Political & Civic Engagement"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "State & Local Government"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 141"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-141/"
---

# 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

Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research *
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Assistant*
Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher *
Kirsten Eddy, *Senior Researcher*
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*
Sarah Naseer, *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*
Mithila Samak, *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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