Ruling party, adding that twist to the raging power struggles over who will succeed the 93 world president. We will hear live from zimbabwe about that struggle to succeed the worlds oldest head of state. And. Hi. Hello. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Visiting the uk from the philippines, the niece of the g re nfell tower philippines, the niece of the Grenfell Tower victim meets neighbours to make sense of the tragedy. The months, we have gazed at the us as it deals with interference in its political affairs. As we tend to do what the americans do but with a lad, it was a matter of time before concerns about russian meddling would come here and it has. The sun and the times are reporting tomorrow that the head of the National Cyber Security Centre that British Energy companies have threats against them. That is one kind of problem. Last night, the Prime Minister talked of a different one. She used a rather interesting phrase in condemning the russians. The country she said is attem
That all happens starting next on cspan2s booktv. And now on booktv, jon ronson takes a look at public shaming in the internet age and the impact its had on the lives of people who have been targeted. [inaudible conversations] hi, everyone. Id like to welcome you to book court. Thank you so much for coming. Were very excited to have jon ronson here with us tonight. He is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and best selling author of the psychopath test, lost at sea them, and the men who stare at goats. His writing has appeared in many places including the guardian, New York Times, vanity fair, gq and others. He contributes regularly to this american life, and we are very excited to have him here to talk about his new book, so youve been publicly shamed. Without further ado, please join me in welcoming jon ronson. [applause] hi. Thank you very much for coming. I thought id start by telling you the story of the worst thing that i ever did. [laughter] its not in the book. It was too painf
I went to these things in central portugal. And i went there was a conspiracy theorist from this town who has now departed and we tried to infiltrate the builder bird mating and obviously lots of conspiracy theorists from all different stripes of the illuminati so we scouted around the hotel and then left and then got chased by men in dark glasses. I should tell you i wasnt sure it existed. I just went there because i thought this is what conspiracy theorists believe. It was never in the Mainstream Media. I thought this was just a fantasy so i went there and i thought maybe something is happening but im sure its not important. So we scouted around the hotel with jim tucker trying to forge contacts with waitresses and Chamber Maids which was really unsuccessful and then we left and i noticed a dark green was following us. When i say chase i was going 30 miles an hour and so was he. If i had gone faster he would have gone faster so driving to portugal i am panicking. Obviously ive never
Postgraduate publishing programs which are expensive and not totally necessary, but a very good way to get a foot in the door and contacts. Good luck. And its really its an apprenticeship business. I mean, we all started as assistants, and you learn by doing. And it really is thats like way the business works. More we are getting the no. I want to thank you for coming and our wonderful guest. [applause] is there an author you would like to see featured on booktv . Tweet us post on our wall or email us. And now on booktv. Jon ronson author of so youve been publicly shamed, the psychopath test, and the men who stare at goats and more. We discussed this works on in depth. Host jon ronson, who is them . Guest two secret holders of the world who exist and dont exist depending on what you bring to the situation. It is a book in which i hung out with conspiracy theorist and tried to sneak into the rooms behind their discussions. Them are the extremist and conspiracy theorist and possible delu
He also covered screenplays are premiered at sundance last year and is writing has appeared in many things including the guardian, New York Times, vanity fair, gq and others. Hes bad on the today show, called their report and contributes to this American Life that we are glad to have been there to talk about his book, so youve been publicly shamed. Without further ado, join me in welcoming trends here. Jon ronson. [applause] hi, thank you very much for coming. I thought it would start by telling you the story of the worst thing i ever did. It is not in the book. It was too painful to put in the book. My wife and i went on a special occasion to a hotel. We always choose the worst things for special occasions like one time she got me a surprise weekend at a spot come even though she knows i dont like being touched. As i was being massaged, trying to make polite conversation i said i cant remember a thing about my childhood. The master said to me most people dont remember anything about t