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The Belated Gazette: 1938, Filed Late
A satirical newspaper turns historical events into breaking-news stories, starting with the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast.
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- The article says a Hooper survey of 5,000 households found 2% named the Welles play and none called it news.
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An article dated Sunday, October 30, 1938, retells the War of the Worlds broadcast through mock bulletins, publisher opinion, weather, and an advertisement. Its joke also turns on evidence: the paper admits its “nationwide stampede” claim rests on several calls and a wire-service dispatch, then cites the C.E. Hooper survey—2 percent of 5,000 households named the Welles play, and none called it news. The page also links to an archive and previews later stories.
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