---
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 Research   Michael Lipka, Associate Director, News and Information Research                Benjamin Toff, […]"
date: "2026-09-15"
authors:
  - name: "Kirsten Eddy"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kirsten-eddy/"
  - name: "Katerina Eva Matsa"
    job_title: "Director, News and Information Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katerina-eva-matsa/"
  - name: "Michael Lipka"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-lipka/"
  - name: "Benjamin Toff"
    job_title: "Visiting Principal Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/benjamin-toff/"
  - name: "Naomi Forman-Katz"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/naomi-forman-katz/"
  - name: "Christopher St. Aubin"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christopher-st-aubin/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/09/15/press-freedom-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Free Speech & Press"
  - "Freedom of the Press"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Uncategorized"
---

# 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 *
Benjamin Toff, *Visiting Principal Researcher*
Naomi Forman-Katz, *Research Analyst*
Christopher St. Aubin, *Research Analyst *
Elisa Shearer, *Senior Researcher*
Sawyer Reed, *Research Assistant *
Joanne Haner, *Research Assistant *
Luxuan Wang, *Research Associate *
Emily Tomasik, *Research Analyst*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

Shifra Dayak, *Editorial Specialist *
Sharon McGill, *Information Graphics Designer *
Andrea Caumont, *Associate Director, Digital Outreach*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

David Maas, *Communications Manager *
Julia O’Hanlon, *Communications Manager *
Ashley Loprete, *Communications Associate *
Maya Pottiger, *Communications Associate *
Beshay Sakla, *Associate Digital Producer*

In addition, the project benefited greatly from the administrative work of Meera Ramshankar and the guidance of current and former members 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 SSRS project team’s work conducting this study’s focus groups.

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