Codebook

Codebook:
=== Dates : === Events:
 * October 4, 1957
 * July 20, 1969

Parties Involved: Purpose for Research:
 * Lanuch of Sputnik
 * Lunar landing (the landing itself, not the launch day of the mission)
 * The United States of America (U.S./U.S.A.)
 * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)

Information Sources:
 * To map out the cultural differences on both sides of the Space Race, including but not limited to:
 * 1) Speed with which the public was informed- from the time it happened to the time it was announced
 * 2) Length of coverage-from the first article to the last- consecutive articles only
 * 3) "Truthlyness"- how accurate are the articles about the event
 * The New York Times
 * Secondhand info. regarding the Pravda

Codebook (Old Version) :

Dates : Events : Parties Involved : Purpose for Research : Information Sources :
 * October 4, 1957
 * July 20, 1969
 * Lanuch of Sputnik
 * Lunar landing (the landing itself, not the launch day of the mission)
 * The United States of America (U.S./U.S.A.)
 * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
 * To map out the cultural differences on both sides of the Space Race, including but not limited to:
 * 1) Speed with which the public was informed- from the time it happened to the time it was announced
 * 2) Length of coverage-from the first article to the last- consecutive articles only
 * 3) "Truthlyness"- how accurate are the articles about the event
 * The Dallas Morning News
 * Pravda

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