MA in Communications – Round 1 Complete!
January 25, 2021 at 09:58 pmI am pleased to share that I have completed my first semester towards my MA in Communication Degree at the UF College of Journalism and Communications.
I would like to thank my instructors This past semester I studied Social Media Management with Professor Stacy Ann Shanks, Copywriting for Digital Messaging with Professor Lisa Hopes and Social Media Advertising for Conversions with Professor Cody Hays.
These instructors and my fellow students helped get me started on this journey and I am thankful for their instruction and insight as I continue my MA at the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts & Sciences.
2020 Kabul University Attack – Victim Assistance
November 8, 2020 at 05:06 pm
Hello. My name is Waise Azimi. In 2015 I spent a year working as a senior producer at Tolo TV, a TV station based in Kabul in Afghanistan. You can read up on my background here:
https://theask.org/about-the-ask/
I am launching this GoFund Me campaign to support the family of someone I worked with closely during my time working at Tolo TV. You can learn about it here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/2020-kabul-university-attack-victim-assistance
The 46th <3
November 7, 2020 at 05:46 pmThe American people have spoken. <3 And I have faith that our 46th President Joe Biden, will lead a great American restoration across states both blue and red. The future once dim – shines bright again for this wild city on a hill.
Dear @JoeBiden and @TeamJoe. RE the 1st Presidential Debate 2020
September 30, 2020 at 06:56 pm
Dear @JoeBiden and @TeamJoe.
Last night, like many Americans I watched your debate with Trump. You put on a noble effort but I think you need to make important adjustments for your next debate.
During your debate prep your team should have assumed that Trump was going to look to interrupt and derail you from making your point. He is, after all, the biggest troll in the world.
Throughout last night while you were trying to make your argument to the American people Trump would jump in and start talking over you. His goal was not to make his own point, his goal was simply to stop you from making yours.
And unfortunately, you allowed him to distract you and prevent you from finishing what you had to say. Instead of focusing on Chris Wallace or someone else at the debate, you would stop mid-sentence and pivot to responding to whatever bullshit he was slinging your way.
That was a mistake. He was trying to pull you into the kiddie pool with him and unfortunately, you joined him in the kiddie pool several times last night. You need to exercise razor focus, let him yammer like a crazy man…
… keep poised and look directly at the debate moderator or the camera and finish your point. Never stop and respond to him, never stop and look down at the podium. That is what he was looking to get from you.
And to that last point. Body language always matters. Never, ever look down at the podium when Trump is attacking you. Confront him head-on, look him in the eye. Show him that you are more than capable of standing up to him and staring him down if need be.
By looking down at the podium you signaled weakness and submissiveness. Your debate prep team needs to spend time with you on body language for the next debate.
When you want to look away from the train wreck that is Trump, do not… bullies eat up signs of weakness and shrivel when they are confronted by a person with strong values and convictions like yourself.
Sincerely,
– Moi.
2,977 x 67.1
September 23, 2020 at 09:23 pmThis month 19 years ago 2,977 Americans lost their lives in a terrible terrorist attack.
This month since the first reported case of COVID-19 in January, 200,000 Americans have lost their lives.
To put that into perspective, that is 67.1, 9/11s over the span of just 8 months.
Or to think of it another way, that is 8, 9/11 scale mass casualty events happening in America every month.
The scale of death and destruction is simply unimaginable. The incompetence and rank negligence of the POTUS, criminal.
Of course leadership matters, of course science matters, of course masks matter.
