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Broadcast hysteria : Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news

Title
  1. Broadcast hysteria : Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news / A. Brad Schwartz.
Published by
  1. New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Author
  1. Schwartz, A. Brad (Austin Bradley)

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Description
  1. 337 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Radio broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century
  2. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 > Criticism and interpretation
  3. War of the worlds (Radio program)
  4. Science fiction radio programs > Psychological aspects
Contents
  1. Introduction -- "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" -- Conclusion.
Call number
  1. MWGH 15-3364
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Schwartz, A. Brad (Austin Bradley), author.
Title
  1. Broadcast hysteria : Orson Welles's War of the worlds and the art of fake news / A. Brad Schwartz.
Publisher
  1. New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2014040510
ISBN
  1. 9780809031610 (hardcover)
  2. 0809031612 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. MWGH 15-3364
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