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Michael Lipka

Associate Director, Research

Expertise:News and Information

Michael Lipka is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center, where he studies Americans’ experiences with news and information. Over more than a decade at the Center, he has been a part of several major projects related to the information environment, including our study of news influencers, our five-year lookback at the COVID-19 pandemic, and our surveys on how Americans consume local news and election news. Michael also spent several years writing about trends in religion in the U.S. and globally, contributing to dozens of reports and short reads on various topics. He has a degree in journalism from Boston University and started his career as a sportswriter for The Boston Globe and the Associated Press.

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    55% of Americans Say They Pray Every Day

    5 facts about prayer

    For the National Day of Prayer, we rounded up survey data on Americans’ prayer habits, as well as historical instances of prayer intersecting with the government.

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    Jehovah's Witnesses in the U.S.

    A closer look at Jehovah’s Witnesses living in the U.S.

    Jehovah’s Witnesses, who make up just less than 1% of U.S. adults, are known for their door-to-door proselytism. But members of this denomination, which has its origins in 19th-century America, are also unique in many other ways.

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    How highly religious Americans’ lives are different from others

    Plenty of attention has been paid to the political disagreements between highly religious and less religious Americans, including on social issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion. But there has been less talk about how these groups differ – when they do – in how they live their everyday lives. Pew Research Center set out […]

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    U.S. Jews more likely to see ethics, justice as essential to being Jewish

    A closer look at Jewish identity in Israel and the U.S.

    Nearly all Jews in the United States and Israel say they are proud to be Jewish, and strong majorities in both countries say they feel a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people. But the two Jewish communities do not always agree about what it means to be Jewish.

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    Unlike U.S., few Jews in Israel identify as Reform or Conservative

    The two largest organized Jewish denominations in America – Reform and Conservative Judaism – together have about five times as many U.S. members as the historically much older, more strictly observant Orthodox community. But the Reform and Conservative movements have a far smaller footprint in Israel.

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    Israel’s diverse religious landscape

    7 key findings about religion and politics in Israel

    Key takeaways from Pew Research Center’s comprehensive study of religion in Israel, where there are major divisions not only between Jews and Arabs, but also within the major subgroups of Israeli Jews.

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    How religious is your state?

    How religious is your state?

    Southern states are among the most highly religious states in the U.S., while those in New England are among the least devout.

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