The 1938 Radio Broadcast That Caused Mass Panic | Orson Welles & The War of the Worlds

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On October 30, 1938, a young Orson Welles stepped into a radio studio and unknowingly changed media history forever.

His dramatic broadcast of War of the Worlds was presented as breaking news and thousands of listeners believed America was under alien invasion. Panic spread. Phones flooded police stations. Churches filled. Highways jammed.

But how real was the panic?
Was it mass hysteria or media exaggeration?
And how did this single broadcast reshape journalism, public trust, and modern misinformation?

In this cinematic documentary, we explore:

• The rise of Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre
• The historical context of 1938 America
• How the radio broadcast was structured
• What actually happened that night
• The media backlash the next morning
• The long-term impact on journalism and misinformation

This is the true story of the broadcast that proved how powerful and dangerous media can be.

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