Panic That Wasn't Orson Welles and the Myth of Mass Hysteria
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Altersempfehlung
1 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
18.02.2026
Verlag
EpubliSeitenzahl
136
Maße (L/B/H)
0.8/21/29.7 cm
Gewicht
369 g
Auflage
1
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-565-25715-7
"The Panic That Wasn't" debunks the myth of the War of the Worlds panic. Robert Hughes reveals that the broadcast had very few listeners (most were listening to a ventriloquist act on a rival channel). The reports of mass hysteria were largely fabricated by newspapers the next day. Why? Because the print industry was terrified of the new medium of radio stealing their ad revenue. They wanted to prove that radio was dangerous and untrustworthy.
This book is a fascinating investigation into the first major "Fake News" event about fake news. It explores how a small artistic experiment was weaponized by corporate rivals to create a legend that persists to this day. It teaches us to be skeptical not just of what we hear, but of the stories we are told about how we reacted.
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