Media Influence
We are constantly told that the media has an enormous impact on our lives. Gun violence in the USA is blamed on heavy metal music. Rupert Murdoch is said to have influenced elections in Australia. Miley Cyrus is said to be a bad role model for young girls. At every turn the media intersects with our lives: but can it really change the society we live in?
We are constantly told that the media has an enormous impact on our lives. Gun violence in the USA is blamed on heavy metal music. Rupert Murdoch is said to have influenced elections in Australia. Miley Cyrus is said to be a bad role model for young girls. At every turn the media intersects with our lives: but can it really change the society we live in?
War of the Worlds - 1938
In the history of media, Orson Welles' radio adaptation of HG Well's science fiction classic The War of the Worlds stands as one of the most infamous broadcasts of all time. The panic the broadcast caused has been widely discussed, and cited as evidence of the danger of mass media influence over society.
In the history of media, Orson Welles' radio adaptation of HG Well's science fiction classic The War of the Worlds stands as one of the most infamous broadcasts of all time. The panic the broadcast caused has been widely discussed, and cited as evidence of the danger of mass media influence over society.