History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 batmen on the Moon hoax to more recent bird flu scares and Hurricane Katrina myths, this book explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize. Most of the hoaxes covered occurred in the United States, though incidents from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia…mehr
History is replete with examples of media-created scares and panics. This book presents more than three dozen studies of media scares from the 17th century to the 21st century, including hoaxes perpetrated via newspapers, radio, television and cyberspace. From the 1835 batmen on the Moon hoax to more recent bird flu scares and Hurricane Katrina myths, this book explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize. Most of the hoaxes covered occurred in the United States, though incidents from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia are featured as well. Several are global in scope, revealing the power global media wields.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. A former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he currently teaches at Botany College in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Table of Contents Preface Section One : It Came from the Airwaves-Radio 1. The London Riot Hoax 2. Radio Daze-The Martian Invasion Broadcast 3. The Martians Return 4. Infamous Disc Jockey Hoaxes 5. Playing with Fire: Nuclear Scares Section Two : It Came from the Small Screen-Television 6. "This Just In..." NBC Frightens Viewers 7. "Look! Up in the Sky!" Asteroid Panic 8. Pokémon Panics and Creepy Crawley Scares 9. The "Documentary" That Fooled England 10. Hurricane Katrina Mythmaking 11. Chicken Little and the Bird Flu Panic 12. The Russians Are Coming! 13. The Video Nasties Scare (Peter Hassall) Section Three : It Came from Ink-Newspapers 14. The Batmen on the Moon Hoax 15. The Central Park Zoo Panic 16. The Halley's Comet Scare of 1910 17. How the Press Created an Imaginary Terrorist 18. The Hook Hoax 19. The Ghost Slasher of Taiwan 20. The Phantom Clown Panic Section Four : It Came from Cyberspace-The Internet 21. Chemtrails and Conspiracies 22. Morgellons: The First Internet Disease? 23. Katrina Evacuee Myths 24. The E-mail Virus Panic (Bill Ellis) Section Five : It Came from a Friend of a Friend-Media-Spread Urban Legends 25. Urban Legends and the Media 26. The Curse of the Crying Boy (David Clarke) 27. Photos of the Gods (David Clarke) Section Six : It Came from Everywhere 28. The Satanic Cult Scare 29. Halloween Panics 30. Stranger Danger and the Predator Next Door 31. The School Safety Panic 32. "Out of the Water!" Media Shark Frenzy 33. The Great Puerto Rican Chupacabra Panic 34. YouTube, Popcorn and the Killer Cell Phones 35. Someone Stole My Kidney! Organ Theft Scares 36. Killer Vaccines (Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Helen Petousis-Harris ) Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Section One : It Came from the Airwaves-Radio 1. The London Riot Hoax 2. Radio Daze-The Martian Invasion Broadcast 3. The Martians Return 4. Infamous Disc Jockey Hoaxes 5. Playing with Fire: Nuclear Scares Section Two : It Came from the Small Screen-Television 6. "This Just In..." NBC Frightens Viewers 7. "Look! Up in the Sky!" Asteroid Panic 8. Pokémon Panics and Creepy Crawley Scares 9. The "Documentary" That Fooled England 10. Hurricane Katrina Mythmaking 11. Chicken Little and the Bird Flu Panic 12. The Russians Are Coming! 13. The Video Nasties Scare (Peter Hassall) Section Three : It Came from Ink-Newspapers 14. The Batmen on the Moon Hoax 15. The Central Park Zoo Panic 16. The Halley's Comet Scare of 1910 17. How the Press Created an Imaginary Terrorist 18. The Hook Hoax 19. The Ghost Slasher of Taiwan 20. The Phantom Clown Panic Section Four : It Came from Cyberspace-The Internet 21. Chemtrails and Conspiracies 22. Morgellons: The First Internet Disease? 23. Katrina Evacuee Myths 24. The E-mail Virus Panic (Bill Ellis) Section Five : It Came from a Friend of a Friend-Media-Spread Urban Legends 25. Urban Legends and the Media 26. The Curse of the Crying Boy (David Clarke) 27. Photos of the Gods (David Clarke) Section Six : It Came from Everywhere 28. The Satanic Cult Scare 29. Halloween Panics 30. Stranger Danger and the Predator Next Door 31. The School Safety Panic 32. "Out of the Water!" Media Shark Frenzy 33. The Great Puerto Rican Chupacabra Panic 34. YouTube, Popcorn and the Killer Cell Phones 35. Someone Stole My Kidney! Organ Theft Scares 36. Killer Vaccines (Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Helen Petousis-Harris ) Notes Bibliography Index
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