Many are not taught to question or investigate today and take what they read online at face value. It is amazing how easy it is to be fooled by news that seems real. When the program was revealed to be untrue, many people were irate.Įven though this story took place nearly 100 years ago it still seems relevant in today's atmosphere of fake news. But many people panicked and fled the cities or flooded their local police and radio stations with calls. Narrator: For 18 days in September, 1938, the airwaves were dominated by news from Europe, as Hitlers threats to expand German territory provoked a stand-off known as the Munich Crisis - and. Others went to the scenes and realized nothing was going on. Others figured it out because of the leaps in time in the program. This book for young readers explores in riveting detail the false panic created by the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938 - as well as the repercussions of 'fake news' today.On the night of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans panicked when they believed that Martians had invaded Earth. Some people heard the intro to the program and realized it was a story. That creates the sense of elongated time, Rippy says. Agonizingly, he keeps resuming the dance music. Yet Welles does not dwell too long on any single reportnot at first, anyway. Many were fooled, but probably not as many as was originally reported. Orson Welles at the microphone during the 1938 broadcast of The War of the Worlds. She includes actual reactions and letters from people of the time. Where Jarrow excels is showing the mixed reactions from the public. They had no idea the reaction their show was having amongst the listening public. They came up with the idea of news bulletins interrupting a regular radio program and reports from the field. She explains how Welles and Houseman thought this was going to be a boring show and worked to jazz it up. She sets up the people involved by describing not only Welles and Houseman and their radio programs but also the original novel by H.G. She explains the importance of radio to an audience who probably never listen to the radio. Gail Jarrow does a fantastic job setting up this pivotal moment in history. Orson Welles and John Houseman created a radio program that fooled the country into believing martians had landed in New Jersey. 29, at 9pm ET (check local listings).The War of the Worlds broadcast on Octowas the ultimate in fake news. War of the Worlds: American Experience premieres on PBS Tuesday, Oct. “In an era when the public can still be fooled or misled by what is read online, in print, or seen on TV, War of the Worlds is a timely reminder of the power of mass media,” says American Experience executive producer Mark Samels. The documentary shows how factors like the Great Depression, the threat of war in Europe, the Hindenburg disaster, a fascination with Mars and the emergence of radio as a powerful medium all contributed to anxious Americans mistaking fiction for truth. Celebrating 75 years since Orson Welles’ panic-provoking news bulletins announced a Martian invasion, War of the Worlds: American Experience reexamines the broadcast’s legacy through interviews with historians and experts, and through letters sent to Welles by the public. Wells’ The War of the Worlds remains the prime example of mass media’s potential to cause mass hysteria. The notorious 1938 radio drama broadcast of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, this American Experience documentary reexamines the event’s legacy. War of the Worlds: American Experience: Celebrating 75 years since Orson Welles provoked panic with the notorious 1938 radio drama broadcast of H.G. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window).Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window).Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window).
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