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An unusual broadcast

Vincent Vandenhove

Created on July 12, 2023

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An unusual broadcast

INDEX

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

CONTEXT

DOCUMENT 1

GROUP RECAP1

Use the two links below to have a better understanding of the evolution of the means of communication.

Resource 2

Resource 1

Write a few notes to describe the evolution of the means of communication paying particular attention to the telephone, the radio, the television, mobile phones and the internet.

Investigate the context

Have a look at picture of the newspapers and read through the website to find out what was happening at the time and what the living conditions were like in the US back then.

Resource 3

Write a few notes to identify the period, describe the context back then, the fears people may have had...

In groups of 4 explain:- the evolution of the means of communication - the context (dates, people's state of mind...)

Discuss: - how fast news travelled back then - the reliability of the means of communication

Listen to the recording again and make hypotheses as to why this particular broadcast caused such panic in the population.