"War of the Worlds": Behind the 1938 Radio Show Panic

     There is some confusion again. Media have strong power to control the society including the radio. Many people trust it without thinking. It is not good at all. It will cause much trouble and danger. I consider if we just believe the whole news or information when we hear form the radio, it is very stupid and fool. Because proof is very important. If there is not enough evidence, we cannot trust it easily. We need to search more information from other points of view. Fake messages will make people panic.

     For example,"The War of the Worlds" is a good instance.Thousands of people, believing they were under attack by Martian, felt panic when they heard this message from the radio. They believed it all and would like to escape from it right away. However, it was very fool, because there was not enough evidence to show that the natural disaster would really happen. It seemed a big joke. When the time passed, it didn't happen anything. So, I think we cannot trust the media "radio" all. We still need to think more it is real or fake.