Audiobook: Public shaming
This month's audiobook: So you have been publicly shamed Jon Ronson Picador, 2015 ISBN: 9780330492287 Audiobook version by: Audible Inc. This is an audiobook that I will listen to again or get a hard copy version. That's because I found it so interesting and intend to make notes next time. Written and voiced by journalist Jon Ronson I found it "unpausible" - which I am assuming to be the auditory equivalent of an "unputdownable" book. It is a relatively short listen as audiobooks go, around 7 hours, and I very much liked its delivery style. The message of 'shamed' is definitely one for the times we live in. I had no sooner finished listening than I noticed that the airwaves were full of calls for the resignation of the chief executive of a major national company, coupled with shouts for boycotting the company's products. Name and shame seems to be the "stock" phrase these days.... and the prevalence of social medi...