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.

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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’