The Martians Have Landed!: A History of Media-Driven Panics and Hoaxes

by Benjamin Radford (Author), RobertE.Bartholomew (Author)

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  Paperback
  2011

  $24.07

  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, it explores hoaxes that highlight the impact of the media on our lives and its tendency to sensationalize.