---
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 Kirsten Eddy, Senior ResearcherMichael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information ResearchKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information ResearchNaomi […]"
date: "2024-08-29"
authors:
  - name: "Kirsten Eddy"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kirsten-eddy/"
  - 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: "Naomi Forman-Katz"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/naomi-forman-katz/"
  - name: "Sarah Naseer"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sarah-naseer/"
  - 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/2024/08/29/local-crime-news-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Disasters & Accidents"
  - "Local News"
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

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

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

John Gramlich, *Associate Director, Short Reads*
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*
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. Kim Parker, director of social trends research, Jocelyn Kiley, senior associate director of research, and Mark Hugo Lopez, director of race and ethnicity research, also provided valuable input.

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