The Golden Front Page
Moral panic of the century
Every year the editors award the Golden Front Page to the panic that was most blown up compared with reality. The people’s meters count – set yours!
Golden Front Page 1942
Pinball machines are turning children into gamblers!
Pinball · 1942–1976 · USA
Flipperspel. Ja, vad kan man säga? Det förstår ungdomen. Eller kanske…? Inte?
Blown overOverblown +3
The people’s biggest overreactions
The panic meter minus the reality meter, according to readers. Biggest first.
- 1Coffee 1756–1823 · Sweden+3.0 one rating
- 2Video violence 1980–1982 · Sweden0.0 one rating
- 3Tobacco 1950–1964 · Worldwide0.0 one rating
- 4The ozone hole 1974–1987 · Worldwide0.0 one rating
- 5Asbestos 1900–1982 · Worldwide and Sweden-3.0 one rating
Provisional list – a panic needs at least three ratings to count properly.