http://www.tjwalker.com News analyzed from a communication perspective. | Public speaking, media training, presentation training, crisis communications Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:18:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:08:36 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12503 There is a great deal of nonsense surround the fairness of quoting Mitt Romney saying “I like to be able to fire people.” Romney defenders scream that this quote is taken out of context and is horrifically unfair. But every quote in every newspaper, TV newscast and political ad is “taken out of context.” It [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/11/is-it-fair-to-quote-mitt-romney-on-%e2%80%9cfiring%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/05/iowa-caucus-mitt-romney-wins-squeaker-over-rick-santorum-mike-bako-on-headline-news/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/05/iowa-caucus-mitt-romney-wins-squeaker-over-rick-santorum-mike-bako-on-headline-news/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:08:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12488
Mike Bako on Headline News: It came down to a razor-slim margin of votes Tuesday night (January 3) between former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Senator Rick Santorum. Romney came out on top after running in a tie with Santorum at 25 percent of the vote for much of the night, winning the Iowa [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2012/01/05/iowa-caucus-mitt-romney-wins-squeaker-over-rick-santorum-mike-bako-on-headline-news/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:51:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12384
Major League Baseball created and passed a dress code for members of the media on Tuesday, putting the guidelines in writing on the second day of the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The guidelines are the first of its kind among the four major North American professional sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and implements a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/08/mlb-institutes-dress-code-for-media-mike-bako-on-wor-radio-with-rita-cosby/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/05/herman-cain-target-of-fec-investigation-demand/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/05/herman-cain-target-of-fec-investigation-demand/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:52:27 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12377 December 5, 2011 Cynthia l. Bauerly Chair, Federal Election Commission 999 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20463 Dear Madame Bauerly: I respectfully request that you begin an immediate fraud investigation in the Friends of Herman Cain, Inc political action committee on the grounds that it is a fraudulent operation that has not operated within the [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/12/05/herman-cain-target-of-fec-investigation-demand/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/florida-welfare-drug-tests-unconstitutional-tj-walker-on-rt-tv/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/florida-welfare-drug-tests-unconstitutional-tj-walker-on-rt-tv/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:01:01 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12247 TJ Walker debates on RT TV with Thom Hartman about the new bill that will require individuals in FL on welfare to take a drug test.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/florida-welfare-drug-tests-unconstitutional-tj-walker-on-rt-tv/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/doing-the-math-on-obamas-poll-numbers-tj-walker-on-saudi-arabia-tv/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/doing-the-math-on-obamas-poll-numbers-tj-walker-on-saudi-arabia-tv/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:00:28 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12244 TJ Walker, Managing Editor of The Daily National, takes an in-depth look at the meaning of President Obama’s record low poll numbers.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/doing-the-math-on-obamas-poll-numbers-tj-walker-on-saudi-arabia-tv/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/obamas-report-card-for-last-nights-jobs-speech/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/obamas-report-card-for-last-nights-jobs-speech/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:46:24 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12239 President Obama’s speech last night earned a lot of buzz before and after he made his case for a one-year $450 billion jobs bill he wants passed. So how did the president do from a presentation perspective in making his case before the American public, press and his political peers? The answer: Style: A+. Obama [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/09/obamas-report-card-for-last-nights-jobs-speech/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:56:41 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12218 by Mike Bako, Vice President of Media Training Worldwide Visit Daily National.com for more news and analysis http://dailynational.com For more information on media and presentation training please visit http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com, http://www.mediatrainingworkshop.com and continue reading http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog for news and analysis to help you communicate more effectively.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/09/01/university-of-miami-president-takes-to-internet-video-for-crisis-communication-announcement/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:23:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12216
Can violence by sports fans be addressed by legislation? That’s the hope of a California state lawmaker who has introduced a bill meant to deter violent fan behavior at sports events. Mike Bako, Vice President of Media Training Worldwide “You can not put a high enough price tag on a fans safety. Fan safety leads [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/31/crisis-communication-for-sports-stadiums-what-is-the-price-for-fan-loyalty-and-safety/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/christie-show-leadership-and-crisis-communications-skills-during-hurricane-irene/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/christie-show-leadership-and-crisis-communications-skills-during-hurricane-irene/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:19:54 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12201 http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/blog Chris Christie was a constant presence on the NY and NJ stations this weekend giving constant updates on the progress of Irene and then once it hit how the various towns of NJ were dealing with its effects. Christie showed real leadership and great crisis communications skills by constantly informing the public and then [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/29/christie-show-leadership-and-crisis-communications-skills-during-hurricane-irene/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/7-hurricane-crisis-communications-laws-of-success-every-politician-needs-to-follow/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/7-hurricane-crisis-communications-laws-of-success-every-politician-needs-to-follow/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:35:53 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12171 TJ Walker, Managing Editor of Daily National 1. Be visible locally. 2. Be aggressive in mobilizing resources. 3. Be aggressive urging citizens to protect themselves. 4. Create communications center where all media can get you. 5. Give updates hourly or even more frequently through crisis. 6. Get out of the office and actually do things [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/25/7-hurricane-crisis-communications-laws-of-success-every-politician-needs-to-follow/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/18/crisis-communication-red-alert-for-university-of-miami-football-program-mike-bako-on-espn-radio-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/18/crisis-communication-red-alert-for-university-of-miami-football-program-mike-bako-on-espn-radio-media-training/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:19:44 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=12156
Miami Hurricanes Football Rocked By Scandal: Mike Bako on ESPN Radio SOURCE: US News and World Report Tuesday, Yahoo! Sports broke the story of a University of Miami football booster who showered over 70 players with gifts that included jewelry, electronics, hotel rooms, prostitutes, night club sprees, and cash, breaking multiple NCAA bylaws. A $930 [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/08/18/crisis-communication-red-alert-for-university-of-miami-football-program-mike-bako-on-espn-radio-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/paris-hilton-storms-out-on-gma-how-not-to-handle-a-negative-question/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/paris-hilton-storms-out-on-gma-how-not-to-handle-a-negative-question/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:16:57 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11959 No matter who you are or what the media outlet is you should always be prepared for a negative question. As you can see here Paris Hilton was not. After some coaching and prodding from her PR team Paris actually comes back out to give a pretty coherent answer. Too bad she did not practice [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/21/paris-hilton-storms-out-on-gma-how-not-to-handle-a-negative-question/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/can-rupert-survive/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/can-rupert-survive/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:06:05 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11948 No! There have been too many cuts and he is bleeding to death. That’s not just metaphorical; one of his employees was just found dead. Rupert basically has two choices in the coming weeks: 1. Tough it out, dig in, and fight to the bitter end. In this scenario, government officials in England and the [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/can-rupert-survive/feed/ 2 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:35:30 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11942 This apology would have been a great first step in Murdoch’s crisis communication strategy. Instead, it comes 12 days after the scandal broke and when most people had already made up their minds on whether there was wrongdoing or not. Murdoch’s legacy will forever be painted with the brush of this scandal. The printed apology [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/18/does-murdochs-apology-measure-up/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/news-corp-under-increasing-attack/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/news-corp-under-increasing-attack/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:27:40 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11926 In business, reputation matters. It doesn’t matter if you are a large cap, small cap or privately owned. And that’s why the investors of Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp should be very scared now. They’ve lost $7 billion in market cap in the last week and that may be just the tip of the iceberg. Earlier this [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/07/13/news-corp-under-increasing-attack/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/postscript-to-network-solutions-fiasco/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/postscript-to-network-solutions-fiasco/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:07:46 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11863 As of 7:30 PM, our PitchingWell.com website hosted on Network Solutions was finally up and running again. See the two previous blog mentions to get the history on this problem. On the one hand, I’m glad Network solutions finally got our site back. But on the other hand, I still think it’s reprehensible that a [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/postscript-to-network-solutions-fiasco/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/urgent-crisis-communication-message-to-network-solutions-ceo-tim-kelly/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/urgent-crisis-communication-message-to-network-solutions-ceo-tim-kelly/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:02:12 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11861
With two of our main sites down because of technical issues on the end of our server host Network Solutions we decided to take to the social media airwaves to fight back. The next time you unfortunately find yourself in a similar situation do not just passively sit back and wait for things to resolve [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/urgent-crisis-communication-message-to-network-solutions-ceo-tim-kelly/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/why-is-network-solutions-lying-network-solutions-battered-by-ddos-attack-and-now-batters-its-own-clients-with-lies/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/why-is-network-solutions-lying-network-solutions-battered-by-ddos-attack-and-now-batters-its-own-clients-with-lies/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:24:42 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11858 The fastest way to upset your client base if you are an internet hosting service is to have your system hacked and have all your sites go down. The second fastest way to upset your client base is to go on social media channels two days later declaring that the problem is solved and everything [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/22/why-is-network-solutions-lying-network-solutions-battered-by-ddos-attack-and-now-batters-its-own-clients-with-lies/feed/ 0 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/06/more-pictures-of-rep-anthony-weiner-escalate-career-troubles/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/06/more-pictures-of-rep-anthony-weiner-escalate-career-troubles/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:44:26 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11806 TJ Walker comments on Rep. Anthony Weiner’s scandalous photos and his inability to tell the truth. This may be the end of Weiners career and it doesn’t seem like it will be a graceful exit.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/06/06/more-pictures-of-rep-anthony-weiner-escalate-career-troubles/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/could-pressure-make-ronald-grimace-no-way-says-marketing-expert-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/could-pressure-make-ronald-grimace-no-way-says-marketing-expert-media-training/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 13:25:03 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11749
A group called Corporate Accountability International plans to ask Ronald to retire at the company’s annual meeting tomorrow. They say Ronald encourages kids to eat junk food, contributing to a rise in childhood obesity and related diseases such as diabetes.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/19/could-pressure-make-ronald-grimace-no-way-says-marketing-expert-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 17:34:42 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11721 by TJ Walker Donald Trump couldn’t be any more full of BS if he swallowed every pasture in Texas. Trump had his fun. made a fool out of the national media, and now he’s gone home to do what he does best, play the fool on a realty show.Trump proves part of the old adage [...]]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/16/donald-trump-not-running-for-president-%e2%80%8e-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-president-obama%e2%80%99s-speech-on-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-president-obama%e2%80%99s-speech-on-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 21:24:52 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11686
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The President addresses the nation at a triumphant time for America. TJ Walker offers his analysis of the media message that Obama and the White House communicated to the American public and the world.]]> http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-barack-obama-speech-analysis-media-training/feed/ 1 http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/04/28/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-ben-bernanke%e2%80%99s-press-conference/ http://www.tjwalker.com/2011/04/28/tj-walker-on-wall-street-journal-radio%e2%80%99s-the-daily-wrap-discussing-ben-bernanke%e2%80%99s-press-conference/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:50:33 +0000 TJ Walker http://www.tjwalker.com/?p=11679
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