In the Media
The lack of diversity in PR and Social Media is something that James Walker wondered about since he began working full-time in a PR agency setting, but his curiosity about the root causes of this problem only became more amplified with time. The tipping point for him was the July 2009 meeting of DC Media Makers with guest speaker Allyson Kapin, founder of Women Who Tech. It led to this post and then this video interview where he discusses some of his thoughts on the issue (about 6mins in).
In December 2008, James responded to a call for interesting business cards from a “freelance reporter working for a Washington, DC area media outlet.” Well, it turns out that this reporter was working on a piece for the Washington Post’s DC Express Paper. Here’s the feature which ran on January 13, 2009 in the “Careers: Getting Ahead” section: Card Cool: How to Spruce Up Your Business Card.
In the Spring of 2006, James Walker teamed up with two fellow Communication students at The George Washington University to form Influence PR, GW’s Premier Student Public Relations Group. He served as President until his graduation in May 2007. In March of 2007, Influence PR was featured in the student-run university newspaper The GW Hatchet.
