Spooked! : : how a Radio Broadcast and The war of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
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Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.
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PUBLISHED
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 139 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781629797762
1629797766
SUBJECTS
War of the worlds (Radio program).
Science fiction radio programs -- Psychological aspects.
Radio broadcasting -- History -- 20th century.
Hoaxes in mass media.
Fake news.