NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS)
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Students Participate in C-SPAN College Classroom
Photo by Stephen Farnsworth.
Students in Stephen Farnsworth’s political science classes participated in the C-SPAN college classroom program and met with recent UMW political science graduates during a day-long program in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28. The C-SPAN program, which featured Farnsworth discussing his book “Spinner in Chief” and answering questions about presidents and the mass media from UMW students and those at other universities, is scheduled to air on CSPAN3 at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1.
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Farnsworth Gives Lecture in D.C.
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, delivered a lecture entitled, “The 2013 Virginia Gubernatorial Campaign: The State of the Race,” to the U.S. Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Retired) Organization at the DACOR Bacon House in Washington D.C., on Oct. 21. The group consists of former U.S. ambassadors, foreign service officers, and military attaches as well as former U.S. Agency for International Development and CIA officers.
In addition, Dr. Farnsworth has been interviewed by a number of media outlets on recent developments in Virginia politics. Recent interviews include:
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