Kevin P. McVicker is an account supervisor with Shirley & Banister Public Affairs in Alexandria, Va.
Stories by Kevin P. McVicker
| • | Snap Judgments(Media Relations) Mon., Mar. 27, 2023
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Public relations professionals, especially those who advocate for conservative causes, are receiving reflexively dismissive messages, and occasionally profane responses. | • | Twitter Cloud Hangs Over ‘Jeopardy’! Champ Jennings(PR Commentary) Thu., Jan. 7, 2021
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A dark Twitter cloud hovers over 'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings as he gets ready to debut for his Jan. 11 guest host stint on the popular game show.| • | Book Review: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream(Book Review) Wed., Dec. 23, 2015 Journalist Jerry Oppenheimer’s new biography of RFK shreds the image of Camelot and gives the reader an unflinching look at the Kennedy family counter to their crafted public image. |
| • | Book Review: The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech(Book Review) Tue., Jul. 28, 2015 In The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech [Regnery], USA Today columnist and FOX News Channel commentator Kirsten Powers examines many examples of what she calls the “illiberal left,” those who look to silence debate and impose viewpoints of morality, education, fairness and many other subjects. |
| • | Book Review: "Clinton Cash" by Peter Schweizer(Book Review) Mon., Jun. 15, 2015 Few books written during the 2016 presidential race will shed any real light on the issues and the personalities of the race the way Peter Schweizer's Clinton Cash does. |
| • | Review: Global Muckraking:100 Years of Investigative Journalism From Around the World(Book Review) Tue., Apr. 28, 2015 In Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism from Around the World, Anya Schiffrin has compiled examples of effective and eye-opening reporting on a variety of topics on nearly every continent. |
| • | Book Review: "All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid" By Matt Bai(Book Review) Fri., Dec. 5, 2014
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In "All the Truth is Out," Matt Bai, Yahoo News national political correspondent, revisits Gary Hart scandal. It was a watershed moment for politics and the media and Bai presents it in a clearer focus than most people remember.| • | Book Review: Clinton Inc.(Book Review) Wed., Oct. 15, 2014 In his superbly reported book, Clinton Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine [Broadside Books, 2014], Daniel Halper, a reporter with The Weekly Standard, describes the Clinton family’s rehabilitation with the public, their friends and their enemies. |
| • | Book Review: Floyd Abrams 'On the Front Lines with the First Amendment'(Book Review) Tue., Sep. 30, 2014
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Floyd Abrams, one of the most highly regarded First Amendment attorneys, gives many examples of the conflicts inherent with the guarantee of free speech in his new book, Friend of the Court: On the Front Lines of the First Amendment.| • | Book Review: S Street Rising: Crack, Murder and Redemption in DC(Book Review) Thu., Jul. 17, 2014 A former Washington Post scribe chronicles his double life as a crime reporter who secretly battled crack addiction in DC in the 1980s and '90s. |
| • | Book Review: 'A Fighting Chance' by Elizabeth Warren(Book Review) Tue., Jun. 24, 2014 The release of Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices and Elizabeth Warren's A Fighting Chance has launched the race to create an image for Democrat primary voters. |
| • | Book Review: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You(Book Review) Mon., Apr. 14, 2014 In his latest book, Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You, Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News Channel’s "Red Eye" and co-host of "The Five," posits that Americans are facing an onslaught of beliefs and attitudes that many people find offensive or laughable. |
| • | Book Review: The Loudest Voice in the Room(Book Review) Wed., Feb. 19, 2014
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New York magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman’s widely discussed new book on Roger Ailes is a gossipy look at the inside of Fox News and one of the most influential news executives in history.| • | Book Review: League of Denial - The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for the Truth(Book Review) Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 Just as tobacco executives can no longer deny the ill effects of smoking, the NFL can no longer deny the substantial risks to football players' heads. A review of Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru's League of Denial. |
| • | Book Review: From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman(Book Review) Tue., Oct. 8, 2013
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In an era of Twitter and blogs, From Kristallnacht to Watergate is a history lesson on the development and production of several influential newspapers...
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