Ayelish McGarvey is a journalist covering the religious right. Her articles have appeared in ''

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'', and other liberal publications. In a cover story for ''

'', she broke the story about Bush appointee David Hager's personal life. Ayelish is a graduate of Arcola High School in Arcola, IL and a graduate of

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The Revealer ''The Revealer: A Review of Religion and Media'' is an online magazine published by the Center for Religion and Media at New York University. The ''Revealer'' publishes ten issues per year and features articles that explore religion and its many ...

'' described McGarvey as a journalist of religion who also writes in the style of a sermon. In the course of McGarvey's journalism and research on

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advisor David Hager, McGarvey herself was the subject of scrutiny for her style of journalism.

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