Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? War of the Worlds comes from the 1898 novel by HG Wells which illustrates the story of an alien invasion and the subsequent conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race from Mars. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America In recent years, however, different sources have suggested that the mass hysteria reported by the press was an exaggeration of the actual events. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York Daily News, Ben Gross, in his 1954 memoir also debunks the myth of m...
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