Question

read the following transcript of the end of orson welless radio broadcast of the war of the worlds, in which a narrator remembers a time when aliens invaded earth. during the radio broadcast, many audience members became convinced that the story of an alien invasion was truly happening. we annihilated the world before your very ears tonight, and utterly destroyed the c.b.s. you will be relieved, i hope, to learn that we didnt mean it, and that both institutions are still open for business. so goodbye everybody, and remember the terrible lesson you learned tonight. that grinning, glowing, globular invader of your living room is an inhabitant of the pumpkin patch, and if your doorbell rings and nobodys there, that was no martian... its halloween. based on the transcript, what did broadcasting the story through the medium of radio allow welles to do? a. apologize for working in radio because it influences people too much b. comment on the way that people trusted the media too much c. encourage the audience to read the original story d. announce the closing of the radio station

Explanation:

The broadcast made people believe in an alien - invasion. The ending remarks imply that people were too quick to trust what they heard on the radio, showing a commentary on excessive media - trust. There is no apology for working in radio, no encouragement to read the original story, and no announcement of the radio station closing.

Answer:

B. Comment on the way that people trusted the media too much