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Title Broadcast hysteria : Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news / A. Brad Schwartz.
Author Schwartz, A. Brad.
Publication Info. New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  791.4472 SCH    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-317) and index.
Contents "Journalism and showmanship" -- Winged Mercury -- Martians of the mind's eye -- "Yours in terror" -- "Public frightener no. 1" -- "Air racketeers" -- "The public interest" -- "The story of the century" -- "A matter of psychology" -- "The horror man".
Summary Retells the story of the famed radio play and its impact, examining how the broadcast became a major scandal and caused a debate over the power of radio broadcasting and the country's vulnerability in times of crisis.
Subject War of the worlds (Radio program).
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Science fiction radio programs -- Psychological aspects.
Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 0809031612 (hardcover) : $35.00
9780809031610 (hardcover)
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