{"id":142449,"date":"2019-03-11T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=142449"},"modified":"2019-03-11T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T20:50:14","slug":"read-listen-spooked-how-a-radio-broadcast-and-the-war-of-the-worlds-sparked-the-1983-invasion-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/?p=142449","title":{"rendered":"Read &#038; Listen: Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-142450 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spooked-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spooked-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.danverslibrary.org\/readthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Spooked.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><em>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&#8217;s\u00a0War 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreen.noblenet.org\/eg\/opac\/record\/4170287?locg=1\">Read the book<\/a> and then listen to the broadcast.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The War Of The Worlds: The Original October 30, 1938 Broadcast\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crPGFZiFjfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s\u00a0War of the Worlds, performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre players. 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