To what extent do misinformation and social media culture have an effect on the way we interact with the world? Business writer Stefan Stern writes for Audible’s partnership with the Guardian about how the lessons from George Orwell’s ‘1984’ can help us better understand ourselves today
With Stern arguing misinformation and cancel culture online mirroring the ‘Ministry of Truth’ from the book, the content links our experience of these issues with characters in the novel, newly produced in audio format by Audible. The audiobook stars Andrew Garfield as Winston Smith and Cynthia Erivo as Julia.
The multiplatform feature, part of a larger partnership with the Guardian promoting the audiobook, encourages readers to scan a QR code to hear a sample of the story on their mobile devices.
