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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 ... real story behind "The War of the Worlds" is a bit more complex. The panic was neither as widespread nor as serious ... That iconic image of the farmer with a gun, ready to shoot the aliens? It was staged for Life magazine.
... Cantril, a Princeton social psychologist; ... combined the CBS data, ... and a series of ... interviews with 135 people, of which "over 100 were ... upset by the broadcast." ... his interviews did not comprise an accurate sample ... Cantril nevertheless filled his short volume with narratives ...
Lazarsfeld, ... [in] his classic study of the 1940 election, [concluded] that the media's effects are, .. much more selective and limited ... Other forms of communication, from ... the education system to religious communication to interpersonal communication, were apparently more powerful.
... That is the ultimate irony behind "The War of the Worlds." The discovery that the media ... cannot dominate our political consciousness or even our consumer behavior ...
The answer is that humans are not automatons.
Many people, ... will continue to believe ... that the media manipulate the great mass of the nation, transforming rational individuals into emotional mobs. But notice how those who believe this never include themselves in the mob.
Yet the ... real story behind "The War of the Worlds" is a bit more complex. The panic was neither as widespread nor as serious ... That iconic image of the farmer with a gun, ready to shoot the aliens? It was staged for Life magazine.
... Cantril, a Princeton social psychologist; ... combined the CBS data, ... and a series of ... interviews with 135 people, of which "over 100 were ... upset by the broadcast." ... his interviews did not comprise an accurate sample ... Cantril nevertheless filled his short volume with narratives ...
Lazarsfeld, ... [in] his classic study of the 1940 election, [concluded] that the media's effects are, .. much more selective and limited ... Other forms of communication, from ... the education system to religious communication to interpersonal communication, were apparently more powerful.
... That is the ultimate irony behind "The War of the Worlds." The discovery that the media ... cannot dominate our political consciousness or even our consumer behavior ...
The answer is that humans are not automatons.
Many people, ... will continue to believe ... that the media manipulate the great mass of the nation, transforming rational individuals into emotional mobs. But notice how those who believe this never include themselves in the mob.
Link: The Hyped Panic Over 'War of the Worlds'...
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