History of Broadcasting – Short Response Prompt 1 Please respond to one of the two following questions in a 250-500 word essay (1-2 pages single spaced). This assignment will be due to the class EEE message-board by 5 pm on Friday, August 11th. 1.) Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio offers a technology and personality based historical narrative of radio’s early development. Please discuss one way that Hilmes challenges or complicates this story in “How Far Can You Hear?” 2.) How does War of the Worlds use specific sound effects, genre formats, and/or types of narrations (please use 1-2 examples in your analysis) to reflect social and cultural anxieties surrounding radio? Please draw on Hilmes’ discussion of early broadcasting fears/possibilities in your response.
