(1/) It's been almost two months since I bit the bullet and joined the horde of undergrad students that swarm DC every summer for internships. And because my life is the way it is, it wasn't without its mishaps… https://t.co/A3Ml7qX1gI
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(3/) Oh, and before you even ask: microbicides are HIV-preventive products that provide localized protection from the virus. (Also, @IPMicrobicides, I was referencing the lobby conference room in that tweet I quoted…sorry.)
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(5/) I wanted a better understanding of the human condition, so I could be a better advocate. I’m fascinated by the power of words and stories, especially in this era of new media. (Let’s face it: @Twitter is more powerful than ever for storytelling.)
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(7/) That's what public interest communications is all about: using the power of words and utilizing the best platforms to spark change on a local, national or global scale.
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(9/) …while @andreafelliott's six-part investigative story on New York City's welfare system and its stark wage gap, told through the eyes of a little girl named Dasani, led to renewed calls for welfare reform: https://t.co/pNuiod4ChO
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(11/) Just look at the impact of @realDonaldTrump's stories (read: lies), told through and made viral by @Twitter, on human rights.
Stories about "the fake news media," for instance, led to this:https://t.co/ZcBl4SEoXv
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(13/) Trump's unregulated Twitter use have the power to mobilize a vocal base of people to demand disgusting policies that are rooted in injustice, through platforms like this one. (sup, @jack)
This is “the danger of a single story.” https://t.co/10GPVzJCI3
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(15/) My job at @IPMicrobicides is to tell stories that explain a) what microbicides are (LOL), and b) the impact of the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis on women in sub-Saharan Africa.
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(17/) That's why I applied for the Frank Karel Fellowship, and why I'm tweeting out this very long and obnoxious thread. I'm hoping that the stories I tell can, in some way, make this place – both Twitter and the world as a whole – a little bit more just…
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018
(19/19) On a completely unrelated note… LOOK AT MY CUBICLE!!!! UGH MY MIND!!!!!! I LOVE DECORATING!!!!!! @bobbyberk @QueerEye pic.twitter.com/OadTBunE7O
— no, david! (@notdavidguirgis) July 30, 2018