---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This is the latest report in Pew Research Center’s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from the John S. and James […]"
date: "2025-03-31"
authors:
  - name: "Elisa Shearer"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/elisa-shearer/"
  - 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: "Emily Tomasik"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/emily-tomasik/"
  - name: "Sarah Naseer"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sarah-naseer/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/03/31/trump-and-media-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Donald Trump"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Presidents & Press"
---

# Acknowledgments

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This is the latest report in Pew Research Center’s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the Center’s news and information research team, politics research team, methods, communications, design, digital and editorial teams. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/).

#### Research

Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research *
Emily Tomasik, *Research Assistant*
Sarah Naseer, *Former Research Analyst*
Kirsten Eddy, *Senior Researcher*
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*

#### 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*
Talia Price, *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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