---
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 ResearcherKaterina Eva Matsa, Director, News and Information ResearchMichael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information ResearchChristopher St. […]"
date: "2026-02-11"
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: "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/2026/02/11/acknowledgments-role-of-news-consumers/"
categories:
  - "Facts & Fact Checking"
  - "Media Attitudes"
  - "News Habits & Media"
  - "Trust in Media"
---

# 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*
Katerina Eva Matsa, *Director, News and Information Research*
Michael Lipka, *Associate Director, News and Information Research*
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Analyst*
Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*
Jacob Liedke, *Former Research Analyst*
Joanne Haner, *Research Assistant*
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*
Sawyer Reed, *Research Assistant*
Emily Tomasik, *Research Analyst*
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*
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 administrative work of Meera Ramshankar and the guidance of the Pew Research Center methodology team: Courtney Kennedy, Andrew Mercer, Ashley Amaya, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Dana Popky, Anna Brown, Arnold Lau and Thomas May. We are also thankful for the PSB Insights project team’s work conducting this study’s focus groups.

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