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How did Welles use the medium of radio to change the original story of The War of the Worlds

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He added elements like news bulletins and musical breaks that grabbed the audience's attention.

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Answer:

He added elements like news bulletins and musical breaks that grabbed the audience's attention.

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Orson Welles's adaptation of H. G. Wells's famous novel "The War of the Worlds" is a bit different from the original source. Welles added elements like news bulletins and musical breaks that grabbed the audience's attention. this news bulletin reported the presence of strange things related to Mars. The news gave alarming updates on reports of alien invasion.Presuming this news to be true, some of the listeners began to panic, causing massive outrage among many people for its false report.

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