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SYSK Choice: Why Half of Life is a Total Mystery & How The News Affects Us

Something You Should Know

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The Myth Making Function of the News

There was almost no critical, skeptical coverage of the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. There were a few people who were momentarily worried, but there's no evidence of mass panic to the extent nearly that was reported in all the newspapers. And so it shows the myth making function that the news can in some cases serve. When you watch TV news or you look at the front page of The New York Times or any big newspaper and the way it's presented is that this is really important. These are the most important things going on right now.

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