Institutional-Coordination

OGC Formalizes Systematic Network Coordination Infrastructure Through Executive Order

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President George W. Bush issues Executive Order establishing the Office of Global Communications, formalizing the systematic coordination infrastructure between the White House and television networks developed during the WHIG Iraq campaign. The OGC institutionalizes daily conference calls with …

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Bartlett and Fleischer Establish Rapid Response Media Coordination Infrastructure

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White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer establish systematic rapid response coordination with television network reporters and executives to ensure synchronized administration messaging during the Iraq campaign rollout. Building on Bartlett’s 2000 …

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WHIG Establishes Network Executive Coordination Protocols for Iraq Campaign

| Importance: 8/10

Following WHIG’s formation, communications strategists Karen Hughes and Mary Matalin establish systematic coordination protocols with television network executives and booking producers to ensure synchronized messaging during the planned September Iraq campaign rollout. Working as consultants …

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Office of Global Communications Establishes Daily Media Talking Points Distribution System

| Importance: 9/10

The Bush administration establishes the Office of Global Communications (OGC) to ‘formulate and coordinate messages to foreign audiences,’ creating an unprecedented infrastructure for distributing daily talking points to reporters, television networks, U.S. embassies, and Congress. The …

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