Virginia Democrats Set Sights on Equal Rights Amendment (Courthouse News Service)
Farnsworth Presents Research at National Communication Conference
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a research paper, “Studying the Presidency after 9/11: Re-considering Presidential Character in Domestic and International Contexts,” at the National Communication Association conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The paper is also a chapter in a new book: 9/11 and the Academy: Responses in the Liberal Arts and the 21st Century World. The book is edited by Mark Finney, a 1999 graduate of Mary Washington, and Matthew Shannon and was just published by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Finney, who is now an associate professor of Mass Communications at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, was one of Dr. Farnsworth’s first political science students at Mary Washington two decades ago.
Dr. Farnsworth has also been quoted in several regional and national news stories:
Locking It Down (Style Weekly)
Trump Urged to Take Part in Impeachment Inquiry (CTV News Channel)
Some Local Governments in Rural Virginia Declare 2nd Amendment Sanctuary (WVTF)
Virginia Senators Hope to Pass Legislation That Would Fix Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund (WVTF)
Senator Warner: Let Users Freely Move Their Data From One Social Media Platform to Another (WVTF)
Could Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Split Democrats in January? (WVTF)
Virginia Democrats Set Sights on Equal Rights Amendment (Courthouse News Service)
Mark Herring backs recreational marijuana in Virginia (Daily Stock Dish)
Farnsworth 2018 book, “Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and Trump,” was recommended in an article on The Free Lance-Star on local authors:
Looking for holiday gifts? Consider books by Fredericksburg area authors (The Free Lance-Star)
Impeachment Hearings Recap (WRVA)
Virginia’s Legislature Will Tackle Gerrymandering In The New Year (WAMU)
Sondland to Testify at Impeachment Inquiry (CTV News Channel)
“Millionaires Surtax” Considered as Federal Budget Balancer (WVTF)
Research By Farnsworth and Jeremy Engel ’20 Presented at Academic Conference
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Jeremy Engel ’20, a senior political science major and a research associate at the center, are co-authors of a recently research paper, “The Politics of Late Night Humor: Framing Presidential Candidate Character in the Age of Trump,” which was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association in San Diego, California.
Dr. Farnsworth has also been quoted in several regional and national news stories:
Virginia’s Legislature Will Tackle Gerrymandering In The New Year (WAMU)
Sondland to Testify at Impeachment Inquiry (CTV News Channel)
“Millionaires Surtax” Considered as Federal Budget Balancer (WVTF)
Suburban voters in Virginia defeated the NRA this fall. Next stop: Texas (Daily Kos)
Disarming the NRA: How Guns Flipped Virginia Blue (Mother Jones)
COMMENTARY: Changes in 28th District doomed GOP candidate (The Free Lance-Star)