2010 Midterm Elections Roundtable

Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:30 AM to 7:45 AM EDT
Johnson Center 3rd Floor, Room G

A panel representing communication and public policy will discusses the upcoming elections. Featured speakers:

William Schneider, a leading U.S. political analyst. Dr. Schneider is the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and Distinguished Senior Fellow and Resident Scholar at Third Way in Washington, D.C. He was the Cable News Network's senior political analyst from 1990 through 2009. He is also a contributing editor to National Journal and the ``Inside Politics'' newsletter for Third Way.

Robert Lichter, professor of communication at George Mason University. Dr. Lichter also directs the Center for Media and Public Affairs, which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media, and the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS), which works to improve the quality of statistical and scientific information in the news.

Steve Farnsworth, assistant professor of communication. Dr. Farnsworth’s areas of study include: presidential politics and communication, presidential elections, Virginia politics, politics and media, and foreign journalism.  He is the author "Spinner in Chief: How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves" (Paradigm Press).

Steve Klein, director of Mason's electronic journalism program. Dr. Klein specializes in a cross-platform journalism approach and teaches classes in Writing Across Media, Online Journalism, Sports Writing and Reporting, Political Journalism, among others.

Sponsored by the Department of Communication and the School of Public Policy.