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CynthiaFarrar

Full Name Cynthia Farrar
NCDD Member Since February 13, 2012
Member Type Supporting Member
About Me Cynthia Farrar is the Founder and CEO of Purple States, a video production company that brings the experience of ordinary citizens into coverage of the politics and policies that affect them. The idea for Purple States emerged from her work as a civic entrepreneur and scholar with a special interest in using the media to engage ordinary citizens as full partners in American democracy. From 2003-2007, with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and public television stations around the country, she organized non-partisan conversations among randomly-invited citizens. She is a Research Scholar at Yale University's Institution for Social and Policy Studies and teaches in the political science department.

Organization Name Purple States
Title / Position CEO and Executive Producer
Website URL http://www.purplestates.tv
Description Purple States is a video production company that specializes in distilling the experience and concerns of ordinary people, to supplement reporting on politics and policy by major news organizations, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. Our methods combine amateur authenticity with professional orchestration, direction, and editing.