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Spooked!
Gail Jarrow
其他書名
How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
出版
Boyds Mills Press
, 2018-08-07
主題
Juvenile Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Television & Radio
Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century
Juvenile Nonfiction / Media Studies
ISBN
1684371430
9781684371433
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6tJeDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A Washington Post Best Children's Book
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. What appeared to be breaking news about an alien invasion was in fact a radio drama based on H. G. Wells's
War of the Worlds
, performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre players. Some listeners became angry once they realized they had been tricked, and the reaction to the broadcast sparked a national discussion about fake news, propaganda, and the role of radio. In this compelling nonfiction chapter book, Gail Jarrow explores the production of the broadcast, the aftermath, and the concept of "fake news" in the media.