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| − | '''Tucker Eskew''' is an American | + | '''Tucker Eskew''' is an American spin doctor, and a loyal Republican since he worked on the 1984 Reagan election campaign while still in college. He was the public voice of the [[George Bush]] team in Florida during the 2000 elections. |
| − | 2002 | + | In 2002 he was director of the [[Office of Media Affairs at the White House]] which is number two to the President's chief press spokesperson. |
| − | + | ==Working with British Labour government to spin the Iraq War== | |
| − | He has worked with the Government's little-publicised | + | Eskew came to Britain in November 2001 and worked closely for five months with [[Alastair Campbell]] to 'spin the war'<ref> Nexis® UK: Document The ''Independent'' (London) Tuesday[http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?risb=21_T3525760950&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T3525760953&cisb=22_T3525760952&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8200&docNo=40 AMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON] 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008</ref> The Independent reported that 'What brought him to London was a joint media and propaganda operation, little publicised in Britain and unprecedented, even in the Second World War' |
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| + | He has worked with the UK Government's little-publicised [[Islamic Media Unit]] to get the allies' case across to 'publics', especially in the Middle East.<ref> Nexis® UK: Document The Independent (London) Tuesday[http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?risb=21_T3525760950&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T3525760953&cisb=22_T3525760952&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8200&docNo=40 AMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON] 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008</ref> | ||
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| + | He describes his job as to 'impede great lies and propel great truths'. <ref> Nexis® UK: Document The Independent (London) Tuesday[http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/results/docview/docview.do?risb=21_T3525760950&format=GNBFI&sort=BOOLEAN&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T3525760953&cisb=22_T3525760952&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8200&docNo=40 AMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON] 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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*[[Alastair Campbell]] | *[[Alastair Campbell]] | ||
*[[Coalition Information Centre]] [[CIC]] | *[[Coalition Information Centre]] [[CIC]] | ||
| + | *[[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] | ||
| + | *[[Islamic Media Unit]] | ||
| + | *[[Office of Media Affairs at the White House]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 11 March 2015
Tucker Eskew is an American spin doctor, and a loyal Republican since he worked on the 1984 Reagan election campaign while still in college. He was the public voice of the George Bush team in Florida during the 2000 elections.
In 2002 he was director of the Office of Media Affairs at the White House which is number two to the President's chief press spokesperson.
Working with British Labour government to spin the Iraq War
Eskew came to Britain in November 2001 and worked closely for five months with Alastair Campbell to 'spin the war'[1] The Independent reported that 'What brought him to London was a joint media and propaganda operation, little publicised in Britain and unprecedented, even in the Second World War'
He has worked with the UK Government's little-publicised Islamic Media Unit to get the allies' case across to 'publics', especially in the Middle East.[2]
He describes his job as to 'impede great lies and propel great truths'. [3]
Affiliations
- Alastair Campbell
- Coalition Information Centre CIC
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Islamic Media Unit
- Office of Media Affairs at the White House
Notes
- ↑ Nexis® UK: Document The Independent (London) TuesdayAMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008
- ↑ Nexis® UK: Document The Independent (London) TuesdayAMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008
- ↑ Nexis® UK: Document The Independent (London) TuesdayAMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR IN LONDON 19-March-2002, Accessed 14-Apr-2008
