Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ370119
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Space Race Propaganda: U.S. Coverage of the Soviet Sputniks in 1957.
Marlin, Cheryl L.
Journalism Quarterly, v64 n2-3 p544-49,559 Sum-Fall 1987
Analyzes coverage of the Soviet Sputniks in 1957 by three news magazines--"U.S.News and World Report,""Newsweek," and "Time." Reports that "Time" and "U.S. News" covered the issue in Cold War terms, whereas "Newsweek" put emphasis on the prospects for space exploration. (MM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mass Media Effects, News Media, Propaganda, Public Opinion, Space Exploration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: USSR
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