Summary of the article: Premise - The media created a near universally-held belief that people went crazy over "The War of the Worlds". Conclusion - The media

Summary of the article: Premise - The media created a near universally-held belief that people went crazy over "The War of the Worlds". Conclusion - The media don't really affect us that much. Here's another entertaining look at three different radio broadcasts of "The War of the Worlds" and its influence on "The Blair Witch Project": http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/03/07 http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/03/07