Hello. You forgot the answer options. The options are:
A. To force the radio station to fire Welles and his producers
B. To make Orson Welles feel bad for having caused a panic
C. To generate interest and sell newspapers
D. To allow readers a chance to feel better about their reaction
Answer:
C. To generate interest and sell newspapers
Explanation:
The Newyork Times knew of the interest that the population used to have in stories of hysteria, stories that caused a negative movement in the population through manipulation and an intense procological control, capable and causing panic in many people at once. In this case, Newyork Times decided to emphasize the stories of mass hysteria, because it knew that this would promote a great sale of newspapers, because it had a large interested public.
