"A classic early example of these psy ops was the 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast which created "accidental" and "unfortunate" panic and hysteria throughout the United States. Listeners tuned in to what they thought was a real invasion by Martians. It was funded indirectly by the Rockefeller Foundation through the The Princeton Radi…
"A classic early example of these psy ops was the 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast which created "accidental" and "unfortunate" panic and hysteria throughout the United States. Listeners tuned in to what they thought was a real invasion by Martians. It was funded indirectly by the Rockefeller Foundation through the The Princeton Radio Project, and guided at every stage by members of the Council on Foreign Relations."
I had no idea that this: "2X 2L calling CQ... 2X 2L calling CQ... is there anyone on the air?" was the ending of the Welles broadcast, but it's in the Pinback song "Boo", which is amazing as it's one of my favorite songs:
"A classic early example of these psy ops was the 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast which created "accidental" and "unfortunate" panic and hysteria throughout the United States. Listeners tuned in to what they thought was a real invasion by Martians. It was funded indirectly by the Rockefeller Foundation through the The Princeton Radio Project, and guided at every stage by members of the Council on Foreign Relations."
https://www.henrymakow.com/famous_media_psy-ops_orson_wel.html
I had no idea that this: "2X 2L calling CQ... 2X 2L calling CQ... is there anyone on the air?" was the ending of the Welles broadcast, but it's in the Pinback song "Boo", which is amazing as it's one of my favorite songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97YouhFjumw