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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.  Primary researchers              Sono Shah, Computational Social ScientistRegina Widjaya, Computational Social ScientistAaron Smith, Director of Data LabsGonzalo Rivero, Associate Director […]"
date: "2021-09-30"
authors:
  - name: "Sono Shah"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sono-shah/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/30/acknowledgments-10-3/"
categories:
  - "Congress"
  - "Election 2016"
  - "Election 2020"
  - "Media Polarization"
  - "Politics Online"
  - "Social Media"
  - "Social Media & the News"
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# Acknowledgments

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This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of the Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.

**Primary researchers * ***

Sono Shah, *Computational Social Scientist*
Regina Widjaya, *Computational Social Scientist*
Aaron Smith, *Director of Data Labs*
Gonzalo Rivero, *Associate Director of Data Labs*
Athena Chapekis*, Data Science Assistant*

**Research team **

Emma Remy, *Data Science Analyst*
Patrick Van Kessel, *Senior Data Scientist*
Samuel Bestvater, *Computational Social Scientist*
Meltem Odabaş, *Computational Social Scientist*

**Editorial and graphic design **

Travis Mitchell, *Copy Editor*
Alissa Scheller, *Information Graphics Designer*

**Communications and web publishing **

Rachel Weisel, *Senior Communications Manager
*Andrew Grant*, Communications Associate *
Travis Mitchell, *Digital Producer*

In addition, the report benefited from feedback provided by the following Pew Research Center researchers: Claudia Deane and Brad Jones.

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