Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Hill & WangISBN-13:9780809031641ISBN-10:809031647UPC:9780809031641Book Category:Performing Arts, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Radio, United States, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & Criticism, 20th CenturySize:8.60 x 5.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCMXNV2BP8
Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds of poison gas moving toward New York City. As the invading force approached Manhattan, some listeners sat...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hill & WangISBN-13:9780809031641ISBN-10:809031647UPC:9780809031641Book Category:Performing Arts, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Radio, United States, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & Criticism, 20th CenturySize:8.60 x 5.70 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCMXNV2BP8
A. Brad Schwartz co-wrote an episode of the award-winning PBS series American Experience on the War of the Worlds broadcast, based in part on research for his senior thesis at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He lives in Ann Arbor.
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