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Stephen J. Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, is the author or co-author of five books: The Global President? International News and the U.S. Government (forthcoming this fall from Rowman & Littlefield), The Nightly News Nightmare: Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008 (Rowman & Littlefield), Spinner in Chief: How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves (Paradigm), The Mediated Presidency: Television News and Presidential Governance (Rowman & Littlefield) and Political Support in a Frustrated America (Praeger) as well as dozens of scholarly articles on the presidency, the mass media, U.S. public opinion and Virginia politics.
Dr. Farnsworth is Chair of the Political Communication Section of American Political Science Association and a former Canada-US Fulbright Research Chair in Public Policy at McGill University in Montreal. He received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in government from Georgetown University, a B.A. in history from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a B.A. in government from Dartmouth College. Dr. Farnsworth, who worked for 10 years as a newspaper journalist before becoming a professor, has lectured on the news media and elections and led reporter training seminars in India, the Philippines, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Latvia, Armenia and Estonia through programs funded by the U.S. government.
Dr. Farnsworth has won three campus-wide teaching awards at Mary Washington: the Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, the Mary W. Pinschmidt Teaching Award and the Richard Palmieri Outstanding Professor Award. Dr. Farnsworth also has taught at Georgetown, McGill and George Mason universities.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.UMW Survey Shows Virginians Favor Warner in 2014 Senate Race
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner would hold a commanding lead over Gov. Bob McDonnell if the two decide to face off in a U.S. Senate campaign next year, according to a new Virginia survey sponsored by the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. Warner received 51 percent support, compared to 35 percent [...]UMW Survey Shows Virginians Divided on Same-Sex Marriage
The question of legalizing gay marriage closely divides Virginians, according to data from a new survey of state residents sponsored by the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. The survey of 1,004 state residents, conducted March 20-24, shows that 45 percent support legalization of gay marriage, with 46 percent opposed. The [...]Stephen Farnsworth Lectures on Journalism & Foreign Policy
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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
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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.Stephen Farnsworth Named President-Elect of Pi Sigma Alpha
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Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, has been named President-Elect of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Nine UMW students have won national writing awards from the 600-chapter honor society, more than any other university in the nation. More than half of those UMW students were recognized for papers written in Farnsworth's Research and Writing class or for honors projects that he directed. Farnsworth has served for eight years as a member of the honor society's national executive council.
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