Radio: War of the Worlds CSP
War of the Worlds: Blog tasks 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? Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing 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? It was first broadcasted live on 30th October 1938. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York Times headline read, “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact.” 4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the the broadcast and its reaction? Brad Schwartzs says that "it was something decades ahead of its time: history’s first viral-media pheno