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Staff  130+
Website  www.pewresearch.org
Founded  2004
Location  Washington, D.C., U.S.
President  Michael Dimock
Pew Research Center httpslh3googleusercontentcomwTlWK6HvToYAAA

Established  2004; 13 years ago (2004)
Chairman  Michael X. Delli Carpini
Address  1615 L Street, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036
Headquarters  Washington, D.C., United States
Similar  The Pew Charitable Trusts, Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute, Kaiser Family Foundation, NPR
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The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American "fact tank", which is based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take explicit policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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History

In 1990 the Times Mirror Company founded the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press as a research project, tasked with conducting polls on politics and policy. Andrew Kohut became its director in 1993, and The Pew Charitable Trusts became its primary sponsor in 1996, when it was renamed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

In 2004, the trust established the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. In 2013, Kohut stepped down as president and became founding director, and Alan Murray became the second president of the center. In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the Pew Research Center, was named president.

Funding

The Pew Research Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. Some projects are funded by the Evangelical Protestant John Templeton Foundation.

Research areas

The Center's research is divided into seven areas.

  • U.S. Politics & Policy
  • Journalism & Media
  • Internet, Science & Tech
  • Religion & Public Life
  • Hispanic Trends
  • Global Attitudes & Trends
  • Social & Demographic Trends
  • References

    Pew Research Center Wikipedia