War of the worlds - Radio show

The War of the Worlds was an episode of the American radio show aired on October 30, 1938. It was a Halloween special that was made up primarily of made up news reports. They reported how there was an alien invasion happening through out the world.

The show however was interpritated as real by some listeners, it caused 'moral panic.' Some listeners across America and Canada began to flee their homes, calling the police and claiming that they could smell poisinous gases or seeing flashing lights.

Studies later suggested that the 'moral panic' wasn't as wide spread as the Media had made out, and that although some of the population genually believed it, a larger amount did not.

The aftermath included people trying to sue the radio show, inwhich only one man was successful after the claim that he used money for that was to buy new shoes to escape the aliens.

Male Gaze

Laura Mulvey's theory of the 'male gaze'

*Shots linger on women, at this point you are seeing the camera through a young, heterosexual males eyes
*Men watch women
*Women watch men watching women

This theory suggests how we see the camera through a males perspective. The camera is set up so men watch women and women watch men, watching women. This theory is quite old now but can still be used in recent forms of Media.

Does this mean women are sexually objectified through the Media?

Which gender is more dominant in the Media industry?

Can the 'Female Gaze' be used in the same way?

These are all possible practice essay questions I can use to test myself