"The Hyped Panic Over 'War of the Worlds' "
Chronicle of Higher Education
Available online. (W&L subscription)
"The "War of the Worlds" broadcast remains enshrined in collective memory as a vivid illustration of the madness of crowds and the deeply invasive nature of broadcasting... Yet the media are not as powerful as most think, and the real story behind "The War of the Worlds" is a bit more complex. The panic was neither as widespread nor as serious as many have believed at the time or since."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.