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Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, was a featured guest on CTV News Channel on Wednesday, June 6. In the segment, Farnsworth discusses the implications of Gov. Scott Walker’s win over Tom Barrett in Wisconsin’s recent recall election.

Farnsworth spoke to WMAL radio on Wednesday, June 6  and Wednesday, May 30 about the 2013 Virginia gubernatorial race.

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth’s op-ed “Coming Distractions: Pinocchio Politics” appeared in the Sunday, May 20 edition of The Free Lance-Star. In the op-ed, Farnsworth argues that although personal attacks have long been a feature of American politics, the 2012 election discourse will be worse than past years.

Farnsworth discusses Gov. Bob McDonnell’s time in office in The Washington Post article “Social Issues Cloud McDonnell’s Ups and Downs.” The article appeared in the Monday, May 21 issue of the newspaper.

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, was a featured guest on CTV News on Monday, May 14.

In the segment, available online at http://watch.ctv.ca/news/#clip678653, Farnsworth discusses the implications of Newsweek’s recent cover with the headline “The First Gay President.”

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth’s study “News Coverage of New Presidents in The New York Times, 1981-2009” is referenced in several news articles, including in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Statistics and information from the study, co-authored by Farnsworth and George Mason University’s S. Robert Lichter, appear in the Sunday, April 22 article “A Hard Look at the President” in the New York Times and in the Monday, April 23 article “The 2012 Dogfight” in the Wall Street Journal.

Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, presented a co-authored paper entitled “The 2008 US Presidential Nomination Campaign on German and UK Television: Policy, Horserace and Character Coverage from Across the Atlantic”  at the April annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago.