Broadcast hysteria : Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news
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New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2015].
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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
791.44 Sch
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791.44 Sch
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
791.44 Sch
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Published
New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : facsimile, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-317) and index.
Description
In Broadcast Hysteria, A. Brad Schwartz examines the history behind the infamous radio play. Did it really spawn a wave of mass hysteria? Schwartz is the first to examine the hundreds of letters sent directly to Welles after the broadcast. He draws upon them, and hundreds more sent to the FCC, to recapture the roiling emotions of a bygone era, and his findings challenge conventional wisdom. Relatively few listeners believed an actual attack was under way. But even so, Schwartz shows that Welles's broadcast prompted a different kind of "mass panic" as Americans debated the bewitching power of the radio and the country's vulnerability in a time of crisis. Schwartz's original research, gifted storytelling, and thoughtful analysis make Broadcast Hysteria a groundbreaking work of media history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schwartz, A. B. (2015). Broadcast hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news (First edition.). Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schwartz, A. Brad. 2015. Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News. Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schwartz, A. Brad. Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schwartz, A. Brad. Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News First edition., Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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