We take an in depth look at a War of the Worlds radio play incident with even more dire consequences. In 1949, when Radio Quito decided to translate the Orson Welles stunt for an Equadorian audience, no one knew that the result would be a riot that burned down the ...
Martians, mass media, and hysteria – how one of the most controversial broadcasts ever sparked panic in the 1930s, & fooled audiences, again and again, for decades.