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

1. ^ Richard L. Berke, "Murdoch Finances New Forum for Right," New York Times, April 30, 1995.
2. ^ Richard L. Berke, "Campaign '92: Live, in Color, and Bare-Knuckled," New York Times, June 25, 1992.
3. ^ Richard L. Berke, "Centrists Are Wary of Clinton Tilting," New York Times, Dec. 3, 1993.
4. ^ "Richard L. Berke, "Murdoch Finances..." NYTimes, April 30, 1995.
5. ^ "David Tell, opinion editor". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on 2006-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20061027181216/http://www.weeklystandard.com/AboutUs/bio_tell.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 

External links

• The Weekly Standard

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