Media

The Siren Song of Self-Help Books

August 19, 2011

Here’s a topic that I actually address in my own self-help book “Half a Glass: The Realist’s Guide”  (not my choice, the publisher categorized it as self-help, I always thought and still do, that it’s a great management book!) as well as my “Getting a Grip on Negativity” keynote. I strongly believe this and I [...]

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Honest Debate is Dead

July 27, 2011

Last night, Jon Stewart’s guest Juan Williams brought up a point that I whole heartedly agree with: You can’t bring up opposing viewpoints without being marginalized or dismissed by the opposition. I see this with people’s perspective towards negative thinking. If you bring up an objection, identify a flaw or see an issue that might [...]

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Reality Check with Craig Price – Episode 20 – Summer Movie Preview Spectacular

July 12, 2011

Alan “Nordling” Cerny from Ain’t it Cool News returns to preview the upcoming summer movies with Craig. They talk Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Captain America and superhero movies, their mutual love of Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom, Cowboys and Aliens’ promise of a revitalized Harrison Ford as wells Rise of the Planet [...]

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Reality Check with Craig Price – Episode 19 – Alan “Nordling” Cerny – Movies

July 5, 2011

Alan Cerny, otherwise known as “Nordling”, one of the great movie reviewers of Ain’t It Cool News joins Craig to talk about their favorite subject: Movies! They discuss the letter Steven Spielberg sent Alan after a touching review of E.T., Craig’s dislike of Cher, visiting Skywalker Ranch and dealing with talkback Trolls. A great interviewer [...]

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Reality Check with Craig Price – Episode 16 – Kelly Kimberly – PR Crisis Management

June 14, 2011

Kelly Kimberly with Kimberly Public Affairs talks with Craig about how to handle the media when things go sour. They discuss Rep. Anthony Weiner, Toyota, Donald Trump as well as wide variety of “normal” things that Public Relations can do to help smaller businesses, not just immature, out of control celebrities and public figures! Learn [...]

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Do you have “Followers Envy”?

March 3, 2011

I got a follower notification from twitter the other day that kind of bothered me. Not that it should, but hey, I’m a human being, so it irked me a bit. I got a notification that this new person is also following 101,000 people. They, in turn, are being followed by 101,000+ folks as well. [...]

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Media Monday: Football is Fatal!

January 31, 2011

As if  watching the Pro Bowl isn’t painful enough, apparently CNN is trying to ruin the Super Bowl. In this scary titled article “Super Bowl may trigger heart attacks” the media tries to connect death with something that gets ratings. This Sunday’s Super Bowl could prove to be a real heartbreaker for some fans of the [...]

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Media/Monkey Monday: The perfect storm

November 8, 2010

If you’ve read my blog for the past few years you know I have two major worries:  The Media being too stupid to do their jobs and monkeys overthrowing us a la Planet of the Apes. Thanks to the Today Show, the two have converged thanks to President Obama’s visit to India. You know they [...]

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Barnes and Noble Manchester Book Signing Recap

October 25, 2010

Well the first book signing has come and gone. It was quite a learning experience. Here’s a quick rundown. When I first arrived, I was met by Claire the event coordinator. What a sweet, sweet lady! She was all about making the author (in this case, me!) as comfortable as possible. After showing me my [...]

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Media Monday (Delayed): CNN loves goats!

October 13, 2009

Since yesterday was a holiday, I missed out on a media monday post. Thankfully, the Daily Show more than makes up for it. Jon Stewart rightfully questions CNN’s inability to ask the probing questions and wonders why a 24-hour news channel never seems to have enough time. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – [...]

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