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Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
By Schwartz, A. Brad
- ISBN
- 9780809031610 9780809031634
- Publisher
- Hill & Wang: Farrar
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Library Journal
Starred Review on March 15, 2015 | Social Sciences
Fake news takes a serious turn in this thoroughly researched work of nonfiction by first-time author Schwartz. The narrative tells the fascinating story of the history, development, reception, and aftermath of Welles's infamous radio broadcast, as performed by the Mercury Theater on October 30, 1938. A screenwriter by training, Schwartz deftly combines established research on the subject of the broadcast with a div...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
