In 1938, CBS broadcast a dramatized version of H.G. Wells' science-fiction story about a Martian invasion, War of the Worlds. Thousands of Americans panicked, fleeing their homes, convinced they were hearing reports of a real event. This is sometimes called the ________ model of media influence.

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The "hypodermic" model of media influence suggests that media messages are injected directly into the passive audience, leading to immediate and powerful effects, as seen in the panic caused by the broadcast.

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