Månkapplöpningen i svenska tidningar : En tidningsanalys om Sputnik 1 och Apollo 11

Sammanfattning: The Moon Race in Swedish Newspapers: A Newspaper Analysis of Sputnik 1 and Apollo 11. This study will investigate Sputnik 1 and Apollo 11. This will be done in the form of a newspaper analysis, and the newspapers being analyzed are Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen and Dagens Nyheter. The study will address the differences and similarities in the newspapers reporting on Sputnik 1 and Apollo 11. It will also explore how these events may have been experienced by those who read theses specific newspapers. Finally, the study will discuss how this outcome can be utilized in history education. The study uses a qualitative mothodology. The theories used are gestalt theory and philosophical geography. The study concludes that the newspapers have different overarching themes they write from, and that Sputnik 1 and Apollo 11 were likely experienced differently depending on which newspaper you read. Lastly, the study finds that the outcome can be used for educational purposes by demonstrating to students the complexity of the Cold War era.