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The Martians have landed! a history of media-driven panics and hoaxes / by Bartholomew, Robert E.

Table of Contents: “…The London Riot hoax -- Radio daze-the martian invasion broadcast -- The martians return -- Infamous disc jockey hoaxes -- Playing with fire: nuclear scares -- It came from the small screen-television -- "This just in-- " NBC frightens viewers -- "Look! up in the sky!" asteroid panic -- Pokemon panics and creepy crawley scares -- The "documentary" that fooled England -- Hurricane Katrina mythmaking -- Chicken little and the Bird Flu panic -- The Russians are coming! …”
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