THE STORY IS A MACHINE FOR EMPATHY. IN CONTRAST TO LOGIC OR REASON, A STORY IS ABOUT EMOTION THAT GETS STAGED OVER A SEQUENCE OF DRAMATIC EVENTS. SO YOU EMPATHIZE WITH THE CHARACTERS WITHOUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. IT IS A REALLY POWERFUL TOOL FOR IMAGINING YOURSELF IN OTHER PEOPLE’S SITUATIONS. — IRA GLASS Continue reading Ira Glass Quotation
Originally posted on Media Myth Alert:
Could it be that Halloween’s greatest media myth — the notion that a radio dramatization of The War of the Worlds stirred widespread panic and mass hysteria — is fading away? The question arises because in the run-up to Halloween, news reports that credulous invoke the myth have seemed far fewer than in recent years. (See here and here for a couple of head-shaking exceptions.) Orson Welles The question is especially intriguing because tonight marks the 80th anniversary of what has been called the “panic broadcast.” It’s one of those round-number anniversaries that could… Continue reading The fading of a media myth?
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