‘Social media help mobilise communities, voice concerns’
July 8, 2021
Social media help mobilise communities, organise protests and collectively voice concerns, said broadcast journalist Najia Ashar on Wednesday during a dialogue titled ‘The Power of #Hashtags: Navigating the Social Media Landscape’.
The aim of the fifth instalment of the Ziauddin University’s interactive ‘ZU Dialogues’ was to get opinions and analyses of experts on how strong a hashtag is, how much influence social media have on their users, the right and positive use of social media, and how we can bring an optimistic change in our society by using social media.
Answering a question about social media trends, Najia, who is also the president of Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovation, said: “They create a community of voices to talk about specific topics. The great thing about hashtags is that they bring communities together during natural disasters, tragedies and sufferings.
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The project will improve IT professionals’ skill sets via the provision of training in the latest state-of-the-art technologies like machine learning, blockchain, e-commerce management, digital marketing, penetration testing, and mean/full stack development.
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