Web Links
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Artist Biographies: Frederic Wertham, M.D.
A great summary about Frederic Wertham and his "research" on comic books.
http://www.comic-art.com/bios-1/wertham1.htm
Hypodermic Needle Theory
More information on the hypodermic needle model of mass communication.
http://www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Mass%20Media/Hypodermic_Needle_Theory.doc/
Motion Pictures and the Social Attitudes of Children: A Payne Fund Study
A preface to one of the Payne Fund Studies written in 1933.
http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~lward/Thurstone/1933/Preface_chairman.html
Radio's War of the Worlds Broadcast (1938)
New York Times story the day after the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds." Also includes a link to the original script.
http://members.aol.com/jeff1070/wotw.html
Why We Fight
An overview of the films made by Frank Capra in the "Why We Fight" series.
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/filmnotes/whywefight.html