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Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from the Google News Initiative.

About the Google News Initiative

The Google News Initiative is Google’s effort to work with the news industry to help journalism thrive in the digital age. We work with thousands of news organizations to meet their business needs and industry challenges. Through our partnerships, programs and products, we aim to meet the needs of journalists and news organizations so they can succeed on the web. The Google News Initiative also conducts research on topics critical to the future of journalism and fosters innovation in the industry.

Pew Research Center staff

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/journalism.

Primary researchers Amy Mitchell, Director, Journalism Research Katerina Eva Matsa, Associate Director, Journalism Research Michael Barthel, Senior Researcher Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist Elizabeth Grieco, Senior Writer Galen Stocking, Computational Social Scientist Elisa Shearer, Research Associate Nami Sumida, Research Analyst Arnold Lau, Research Analyst Mason Walker, Research Assistant Sophia Fedeli, Research Assistant

Research team Claudia Deane, Vice President, Research Courtney Kennedy, Director, Survey Research Nick Bertoni, Panel Manager Jeffrey Gottfried, Senior Researcher José Carreras-Tartak, Intern Pankhuri Kumar, Google Fellow Immanuel Adriana Rakshana, Intern

Graphic and digital design Michael Piccorossi, Director, Digital Strategy Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Director, Digital Peter Bell, Design Director Margaret Porteus, Information Graphics Designer Sara Atske, Assistant Digital Producer Seth Rubenstein, Lead Developer Benjamin Wormald, Web Developer Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, Digital Producer

Communications and publishing Rachel Weisel, Communications Manager Hannah Klein, Communications Associate David Kent, Copy Editor Calvin Jordan, Communications Associate Karla Georges, Temporary Communications Assistant Maria Balzer, Temporary Communications Assistant

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