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I took a Master in Margarita class in college during my study abroad, with each class physically exploring a key Moscow scene from the novel. Our first class st
by nemild 8y ago
I took a Master in Margarita class in college during my study abroad, with each class physically exploring a key Moscow scene from the novel. Our first class started at Патриаршие пруды (Patriarch's Pond), near where Anushka drops the oil:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Ponds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Ponds
Now years later, I do data analysis to show how media can give us a skewed view of the world — and can be used to manipulate our beliefs:
How Media Fuels our Fear of Western Terrorism
https://www.nemil.com/s/part2-terrorism.html https://www.nemil.com/s/part2-terrorism.html
Today’s biggest threat to democracy isn’t fake news—it’s selective facts
https://qz.com/1130094/todays-biggest-threat-to-democracy-isnt-fake-news-its-selective-facts/ https://qz.com/1130094/todays-biggest-threat-to-democracy-is...
And write a media literacy guide on Github:
Hack the Media
https://github.com/nemild/hack-the-media/blob/master/README.md https://github.com/nemild/hack-the-media/blob/master/README....