Refugee Riots – Salience and Storytelling

In times of crisis people are desperate for stories to explain why their lives are getting worse. This is why storytelling is the most important – and most ignored – aspect of politics right now. The far right offer a simple story, repeated over and over: it's the immigrants. The Trumps and Farages of the world are surging on the back of this simple, effective storytelling. Can we come up with a better story? ––––––––––– 00:00 Intro 03:02 What is salience? 07:02 The media decides what is or isn't discussed 08:29 The importance of storytelling 10:20 People need stories in times of crisis 14:55 The best storytellers take power 17:35 Citizen journalists on social media are powerful 22:29 Tell simple messages 23:22 What our story needs to be 25:22 WHY the far right is winning ––––––––––– JOIN OUR PATREON – https://patreon.com/garyseconomics MAKE A DONATION TO OUR CAMPAIGN – https://buy.stripe.com/dRm4gs9Nl1L6eqWbUydjO00 ––––––––––– Follow Gary on other channels: LINKEDIN – https://www.linkedin.com/company/garyseconomics SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/show/2807p01KIe4RRFjRTB5o25 INSTAGRAM – https://www.instagram.com/garyseconomics TIKTOK – https://www.tiktok.com/@garyseconomics BLUESKY – https://bsky.app/profile/garyseconomics.bsky.social X – https://twitter.com/garyseconomics FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/garyseconomics DISCORD – https://discord.gg/vqME6WsPd7 WEBSITE – https://www.garyseconomics.org