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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
One tweet. One flight. A whole life rewritten by strangers before she landed. ✈️
Who it's for
Jon Ronson spends time with people whose lives were upended by an online pile-on, including Justine Sacco, whose joke tweet went viral while she was on a flight, and with some of the people who did the shaming.
Feelings it meets
What it is
In this 2015 nonfiction book, British journalist Jon Ronson looks at the return of public shaming as an internet phenomenon. He interviews people whose lives were upended by online pile-ons, among them PR executive Justine Sacco after a single tweet and the pop-science writer Jonah Lehrer after his plagiarism was exposed.
Where to find it
Bookstores, libraries and e-book/audiobook stores (audiobook read by the author).
Before you start
Heads up: Mentions of suicide.
Age: Not verified (suggested 15+)
