---
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. This report is a collaborative effort based on the […]"
date: "2025-08-20"
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: "Jacob Liedke"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jacob-liedke/"
  - name: "Christopher St. Aubin"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christopher-st-aubin/"
  - name: "Luxuan Wang"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/luxuan-wang/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/08/20/role-of-journalists-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Journalists"
  - "Trust in Media"
---

# 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. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the Center’s news and information 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

Kirsten Eddy, *Senior Researcher*
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*
Jacob Liedke, *Research Analyst*
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Analyst *
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*
Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*
Emily Tomasik, *Research Analyst *
Joanne Haner, *Research Assistant *
Mary Randolph, *Intern *

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist *
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 our adviser – [Joy Mayer, the executive director of Trusting News](https://trustingnews.org/author/joy-m-mayergmail-com/) – and from the Pew Research Center methods team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Ashley Amaya, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Dana Popky, Anna Brown and Arnold Lau.

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