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What Life Was Like In The 1930's

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Radio broadcasting was a new system of mass communication. This was the first time the common man was familiarized with the world at large and international relations (U Chicago). With international affairs brought about the fear of war. FDR preached, "The only thing we need to fear is fear its self" this statement accurately sums up what life was like in the 1930's. Fear suffocated Americans. The depression and the unavoidable talk of war acted as a plague haunting society. In this troubled world of ours the radio acted as the only connection linking man with reality. Disaster after disaster, families would regularly check the radio fearing the likelihood of being swept into war. The radio was their lifeline. For the first time the common …show more content…

With the rise of one mass media culture there must always be another. The 1930's marked a new system of mass communication, and the evolution of mass culture. In order to revolutionize the industry one must have ingenious ideas, that push society to reevaluate what they know. Orson Welles did this in his radio broadcast War of The Worlds. Welles forced the viewer to stop seeing the radio as the voice of war. He evolved it to suite the masses by incorporating entertainment and news. War of the Worlds is a key aspect in radio history and acts as a stepping stone to Orson Welles's Hollywood career. Orson Welles a young innovative screen writer sought to revolutionize the way American's viewed the radio broadcasting system. He wanted to create a system that incorporated entertainment fit for all masses. Radio was the voice of war, the "ominous voice" which only discussed disaster after disaster (CBS). Welles searched for the power to

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