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Stephen Farnsworth Featured in Regional Media
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, appeared on NewsChannel 8’s “NewsTalk,” on May 21 to discuss the latest issues in Virginia Politics.
In addition, Farnsworth’s analysis of the upcoming Virginia governor’s race has been part of reports appearing in Reuters, the Chicago Tribune, and WAMU.
Hanna & Farnsworth Publish Research Article
Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, are co-authors of a research article, “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate: Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” which was published in the May 2013 issue of The Virginia News Letter. The Virginia News Letter is published by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.
Stephen Farnsworth Presented Research at Conference
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper, “Election News Coverage across the Atlantic: 2008 US Presidential Election Campaigns on German, UK and US Television,” at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago. The paper is part of a chapter in Dr. Farnsworth’s latest co-authored book, “The Global President? International News and the U.S. Government,” which will be published by Rowman & Littlefield later this year.
Hanna and Farnsworth Present Co-Authored Research Paper
Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a co-authored research paper, “Visualizing Virginia’s Changing Electorate: Mapping Presidential Elections from 2000 to 2012,” at the Virginia Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Richmond, VA.
Study Created by Stephen Farnsworth Garners Media Attention
A new Virginia public opinion survey sponsored by UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies and created by Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science, has generated considerable media attention, with two front-page news stories on the poll in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and reports in a variety of media outlets, including Slate.com, the Daily Kos, the American Prospect and the Washington Post.
Stephen Farnsworth Lectures on Journalism & Foreign Policy
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture entitled “Journalism and U.S. Foreign Policy” in Washington, D.C., as part of the U.S. State Department’s Institute for International Education Visitor Leadership Program for North Africa and the Middle East.
In addition, Farnsworth has been interviewed recently by several news outlets for stories relating to the Virginia legislative session, including the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner and WAMU-FM, Washington’s national public radio station.
Stephen Farnsworth Gives Insight to International Audiences
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, spoke recently about the prospects for President Obama’s second term as part of the “2013 American Leadership Program: Inaugural Visions,” a nation-wide cable program broadcast from George Washington’s Mount Vernon. The program aired on public and educational television channels around the country.
In addition, Farnsworth has been interviewed recently by several news outlets for stories relating to Obama’s State of the Union speech and his second term, including Businessweek, CTV Television News of Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Inside Higher Education, NewsChannel 8 DC, and area radio stations WFVA and WFLS.




