A new University of Mary Washington survey of Virginia voters, conducted by Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, generated extensive national and regional media attention, with reports on the survey appearing in a wide range of media outlets, including CNN, Politico, FiveThirtyEight.com, the Washington Post, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Hill, WJLA-TV, WAMU-FM, WVTF-FM,WTOP-AM, WMAL-AM, the Virginian Pilot, the Daily Press of Newport News and The Free Lance-Star.
UMW Survey Draws National Media Attention
Winning the 2017 GOP governor’s race? Shoulder shrugs (Daily Press)
Political Money Trail: From Big Donors’ Wallets To Field Operations (NPR)
What Would it Take for a Third-Party Candidate to Make it to the White House? (PBS Newshour)
New Virginia poll finds Clinton’s lead shrinking (CNN.com)
McAuliffe for U.S. Senate appointment? Voters say no, poll finds. (The Washington Post)
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Within Margin of Error in Va., UMW Survey Finds (The Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Farnsworth Presents Research Paper on Political Fact-Checking
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a research paper titled “A Comparative Analysis of the Partisan Targets of Media Fact-Checking” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia.
Farnsworth Presents Research Paper on Politics & Late Night Comics
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a research paper titled “Late Night Comics Examine Campaign 2016: Donald Trump Dominates the Jokes” at the American Political Science Association’s Pre-Conference in Political Communication at Temple University in Philadelphia.