David Tell
David Tell is an American conservative political journalist. Tell served as a speechwriter in the Reagan presidency, and as an aide to William J. Bennett when he was Secretary of Education.[1] In the presidential election of 1992, Tell was director of The Opposition Research Group for the Republican National Committee, in charge of a massive data base devoted to voter research and opposition research, contributing to the unsuccessful candidacy of incumbent George H.W. Bush against Gov. Bill Clinton.[2] Tell was a co-founder of the Project for the Republican Future, a high-level advocacy group modeled on the Democratic Leadership Council.[3] He later was opinion editor of The Weekly Standard magazine, owned by Rupert Murdoch[4] and the News Corporation, from 1995 to 2006.
Tell earned a B. A. in journalism from Columbia University in 1982.[citation needed] He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and two sons.[5]
References
- ^ Richard L. Berke, "Murdoch Finances New Forum for Right," New York Times, April 30, 1995.
- ^ Richard L. Berke, "Campaign '92: Live, in Color, and Bare-Knuckled," New York Times, June 25, 1992.
- ^ Richard L. Berke, "Centrists Are Wary of Clinton Tilting," New York Times, Dec. 3, 1993.
- ^ "Richard L. Berke, "Murdoch Finances..." NYTimes, April 30, 1995.
- ^ "David Tell, opinion editor". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on 2001-10-05. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
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