Search results for: trump
The Spin Man’s Adventures in Book Signings Starts With Maiden Flight at Trump Taj Mahal
Tom Madden, Founder & CEO, TransMedia Group Of all my book signings, the ones for my first book, “SPIN MAN,” published in 1997, were the most fun and learning experiences I’m happy to share with new authors. This memoir chronicles my adventures and misadventures in public relations after I left NBC. I remember as if…
Read MoreNixon Insider, John Dean Uses Social Science to Chronicle the Actions of Trump and His Followers
Author’s note: This article reflects my interview with John Dean about his and Bob Altemeyer’s book, Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers prior to the 2020 Presidential Election. John provides a deep analysis, particularly timely during the January 6th Select Committee Hearings. This article was originally published in 2020, prior to the Presidential Election. Wendy…
Read MoreWinning Over New Talent: Why “Purpose” Trumps the Paycheck
Shelley Spector, Co-Founder of The Museum of Public Relations & President, Spector & Associates Since the pandemic began, I’ve had the chance to engage online with thousands of students throughout the US and abroad. While most were PR majors, planning on careers in the field, a good percentage were “on the fence” about their career goals;…
Read MorePART TWO: A Conversation with Jason Miller, Communications Strategist and Former Trump Spokesman on the 2020 Presidential Election, the Big Lie, and the Events of January 6th
Join Michael Zeldin in a conversation with Jason Miller, communications strategist and spokesman for former president Donald Trump as the review the presidential election of 2020, the Big Lie, and the events of January 6, 2021. Click hereto listen to PART ONE of this two-part season premiere. Guest Jason Miller CEO, GETTR Former Senior Advisor, Donald J. Trump,…
Read MoreA Conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, Authors, ‘I Alone Can Fix It, Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year’
Join Michael Zeldin in a conversation with Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, Authors ofI Alone Can Fix It, Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year: a compelling analysis of former President Trump’s final year in office as he struggled to lead the nation through the worst pandemic in a century. Rucker and Leonnig recount the…
Read More(Op-Ed) Red Politics and Blue Politics Are Much More Than Pigments As Color Blind Republicans And Watchful Democrats Demonstrate By Their Reactions Toward Trump & Cuomo
Arthur Solomon Years ago, my first public relations job was with a political agency, where I worked on local, state and presidential campaigns. Back then it was often said, “It doesn’t matter who you vote for. There’s no difference between the Republicans and Democrats,” which was never true. The reason for that falsehood was that…
Read MoreThe Similarities of Trump’s Rallies, Sports Press Conferences And PR Agency Pressers, Plus A ‘New Olympic Event’: Watching Naomi Osaka
Arthur Solomon Now that the twice impeached former president Donald Trump, whose company has been criminally indicted for allegedly evading taxes has resumed his rallies, the similarities of his rallies to sports, brand and corporate press conferences are easy to detect: All have a maximum of lies or exaggerations and a minimum of truth. Certain…
Read MorePART II – A Conversation with Brian Stelter on His Best-Seller, ‘HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth’
Join Michael Zeldin for Part II of his interview with CNN anchor and media analyst Brian Stelter on his best-seller, HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. Even before the Trump administration, communicators have long been intrigued by the curious friendship forged by conservative commentators with conservatives in government. But this was…
Read MorePART I – A Conversation with Brian Stelter on His Best-Seller, ‘HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth’
About Join Michael Zeldin as he interviews CNN anchor and media analyst Brian Stelter on his best-seller, HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. Even before the Trump administration, communicators have long been intrigued by the curious friendship forged by conservative commentators with conservatives in government. But this was the…
Read MoreHow To Make A PR Crisis Worse: An Abridged Trump Time Line Of The Twice-Impeached Former President’s Amateurish Publicity Failures, Including The Most Recent
Arthur Solomon I thought that my writing about the PR crises of Donald Trump would cease and that he would keep a low profile for at least several months after he lost the election in November. But I was wrong. Then I definitely thought he would keep a low profile after his encouragement of the…
Read MoreTrump & Cuomo: Different Politics, Different Approaches To PR Crises
Arthur Solomon During my long PR career, I have had clients that have experienced PR crises nationally and also internationally, when I traveled as a media consultant worldwide with high-ranking government officials. Also during my long PR career, I have always advised practitioners to pay close attention to the happenings on the political scene, because…
Read MoreThe Trump Impeachment Trial: The Case For and Against Conviction
Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg joins host Michael Zeldin as they deconstruct the case “for” and “against” impeachment of former President Donald Trump on the latest episode of THAT SAID WITH MICHAEL ZELDIN. Guest Chuck Rosenberg, Former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg held numerous senior positions in the United States Department of Justice –as the…
Read MoreImpeach, Indict, Heal? A Discussion of Post-Trump Washington
Joe Lockhart, White House Press Secretary under President Bill Clinton, and Former Congressman Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District. join Michael Zeldin for this timely conversation about the second impeachment of Donald J. Trump. Guests Joe Lockhart, White House Press Secretary under President Bill Clinton Joe Lockhart is perhaps best known for his service…
Read MoreOP-ED: Joe Biden’s Exigent Task: Cleaning Up Trump’s Quagmire. It Won’t be Easy. The Outgoing President Has Polluted Our Politics And Added To The Swamp
Author’s Note: This is the 18th in a series of occasional political columns that I wrote for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI: My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns. In this final…
Read MoreAnalyzing Trump’s Second Impeachment with Congressman Eric Swalwell & Professor Michael J. Gerhardt
Join THAT SAID podcast host Michael Zeldin for this timely conversation about the second impeachment of Donald J. Trump. Michael’s guests are Congressman Eric Swalwell, House Impeachment Manager, and Professor Michael J. Gerhardt, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina School of Law. Guests Congressman Eric Swalwell Growing up…
Read MoreThe Content of His Character: Reflections on Donald J. Trump on MLK Day
Helio Fred Garcia Today we commemorate the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On this day it is important to note that the man who for two more days is the sitting president has spent nearly a decade systematically attacking the very dream Dr. King described in his 1963 Lincoln Memorial…
Read MoreTuition-Free PR Lessons You Could Have Learned From The Political Scene By Watching Trump, Biden, Pelosi, Cuomo and Fauci
(Author’s Note: This is the 15th in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI: My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns. In this…
Read MoreOp-Ed: Things We Learned From The Trump Presidency
Politics Aside, He Is A Truly Terrible Person (Author’s Note: This is the 14th in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI: My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked…
Read MoreHow To Survive The Donald Trump At Your Agency: A Few Characteristics You Will Certainly Recognize
(Author’s Note: This is the 11th in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI: My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns.…
Read MoreOP-ED: Remembrance Of Things Current: The Disgraceful Legacy Of President Donald John Trump, A Would-Be Dictator
(Author’s Note: This is the tenth in a series of occasional political columns that I’ll be writing for CommPRO.biz until Inauguration Day, January 20. Previously, I wrote 17 political columns leading up to Election Day. FYI – My first public relations job was with a political firm, where I worked on local, statewide and presidential campaigns.…
Read More