2020 is going to be the year of politics – let Stephen Farnsworth be the expert you call first when you’re covering it

2020 is going to be the year of politics – let Stephen Farnsworth be the expert you call first when you’re covering it.

Like the final act in a great Shakespearean play – 2020 looks to be a year of tragedy, irony, comedy and intrigue. We can expect betrayal, vengeance, protagonists, antagonists, heroes and villains.

With impeachment hearings, the DNC primaries, summer conventions, trade deals and the election that promises to be an epic display of speeches and stumping as well as vicious and vitriolic attacks.

Dr. Stephen Farnsworth is a sought-after political commentator on subjects ranging from presidential politics to the local Virginia congressional races. He has been widely featured in national media, including The Washington Post, Reuters, The Chicago Tribune and MSNBC.

He is author or co-author of six books on presidential communication. His latest work, 'Late Night with Trump Political Humor and the American Presidency' shows how late-night political humor, have responded to the Trump presidency. Employing a dataset of more than 100,000 late night jokes going back decades, Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter discuss how the treatment of Trump differs from previous presidents, and how the Trump era is likely to shape the future of political humor.

Stephen is available to speak with media – simply click on his icon to arrange an interview today.