Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
• Hill and Wang • ISBN-13 978‑0809031641
Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
ISBN-10: 0809031647 · ISBN-13: 978‑0809031641 · 2016
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A. Brad Schwartz provides a meticulously researched examination of the 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds and the subsequent cultural panic it allegedly incited. By analyzing contemporary newspaper archives and personal correspondence, the author deconstructs the myth of mass hysteria, revealing how the media landscape of the era shaped public perception and the enduring legacy of fake news.
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