Sunday, August 29, 2021

Insider to influencer: Berejiklian’s former strategist lifts lid on NSW government

NSW sets daily record with 1218 new local cases, six deaths


PR people are often called “spin doctors,” which to us magically conjures up images of weird zombie voodoo witch doctors.  


The history of PR is… a history of a battle for what is reality and how people will see and understand reality.”

 – Stuart Ewen.


“PR is a mix of journalism, psychology, and lawyering – it’s an ever-changing and always interesting landscape.” – Ronn Torossian


“Public-relations specialists make flower arrangements of the facts, placing them so the wilted and less attractive petals are hidden by sturdy blooms.” – Alan Harrington


PR directly from Criminal Planet?

 

 Indeed, when Veiszadeh resigned as the Premier’s director of strategy, he told the Herald’s CBD column: “All global cities are envious of Sydney’s ability to keep COVID-19 under control while keeping the economy open.” One might say, crudely, that it has all been downhill since he left.

Insider to influencer: Berejiklian’s former strategist lifts lid on NSW government


 Says it all that this guy, an ex journalist, is promoted to head of strategy and then ceo of a think tank with huge budget and powers. That’s NSW all over”



The wife of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's media director Ehsssan Veiszadeh had endured months of cyber bullying 

This guy cracks me up: journalists find it “hard … to check their privileges,” when they ask the NSW premier hard questions and he urges the state to open up faster. Of course, he has no expertise in epidemiology. Maximum privilege. Pot, kettle, black


Ehssan Veiszadeh is a former adviser to Gladys Berejiklian.

Ehssan Veiszadeh is a former adviser to Gladys Berejiklian.CREDIT:SAM MOOY


When Ehssan Veiszadeh departed Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s office in May, the state was winning. The pubs were full, COVID was confined to hotel quarantine and the government was preparing a celebratory budget the Treasurer would use to proudly proclaim: “NSW is back.” 

Indeed, when Veiszadeh resigned as the Premier’s director of strategy, he told the Herald’s CBD column: “All global cities are envious of Sydney’s ability to keep COVID-19 under control while keeping the economy open.”



One might say, crudely, that it has all been downhill since he left.

Insider to influencer: Berejiklian’s former strategist lifts lid on NSW government 


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