Political Psychology Series Episode 12: Damian Coory

Damian Coory had an extensive career in broadcast journalism in newsrooms around Australia including the ABC, Network Ten, Triple M, and 3AW Talkback radio before specialising in public relations. For decades Damian worked from Hong Kong and became one of the most sought-after speakers and experts in public relations and crisis management. He now hosts The Other Side podcast – a regular look at the news from a centrist perspective. ------------------------------------- Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kdYQKlo0bAo Follow Damian: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YpuZH3ZtwbcIcyhGTVxnQ https://www.buzzsprout.com/736937 https://twitter.com/dcoory https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUaFGNz6NTvrA2dHWUTy7RQ ------------------------------------- 0:42 Damien’s background 3:20 Love for radio 8:47 FM news vs AM news 10:05 The Other Side Australia Podcast 12:06 Linear broadcasting is dying 14:42 Leaving journalism for PR 21:16 Businesses making decisions based on public opinion 29:54 The difference between Millenials and Generation Z 33:02 How has Andrews, McGowan and Palaszczuk maintained such high levels of popularity? 38:05 Dan Andrews’ persona projections 41:08 Andrews' and Palaszczuk’s manipulative PR strategy 42:06 How Liberals lost the Qld election 45:55 Which corporates are doing a good job with PR 46:50 Crises are opportunities for market share 48:00 Flight Centre 51:25 Dan Andrews and his successful PR strategy 53:11 The science behind Public Relations 55:55 How do Conservatives counter the Left’s PR strategy 57:00 Why are centrists losing the debate? 1:01:37 The Great Reset 1:06:46 Closing the wealth inequality gap 1:08:00 The Great Reset is a Trojan Horse for socialism 1:11:24 Australians want big government 1:18:02 Questioning ‘Woke-ism’