The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research

C-SPANis the network of record for US political affairs, broadcasting livegavel-to-gavel proceedings of the House of Representatives and the Senate, andto other forums where public policy is discussed, debated, and decided--withoutediting, commentary, or analysis and with a balanced presentation of points ofview. TheC-SPAN Archives, located adjacent to Purdue University, is thehome of the online C-SPAN Video Library. The Archives has copied all ofC-SPAN's television content since 1987. Extensive indexing, captioning, and otherenhanced online features provide researchers, policy analysts, students, teachers,and public officials with an unparalleled chronological and internallycross-referenced record for deeper study. The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research presents the finest interdisciplinary researchutilizing tools of the C-SPAN Video Library. Each volume highlights recentscholarship and comprises leading experts and emerging voices in politicalscience, journalism, psychology, computer science, communication, and a varietyof other disciplines. Each section within each volume includes responses from expertdiscussants. Developed in partnership with the Brian Lamb School ofCommunication and with support from the C-SPAN Education Foundation, C-SPANInsights is guidedby the ideal that all experimental outcomes, including those from our Americanexperiment, can be best improved by directed study driving richer engagementand better understanding.
The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research-Volume 4, edited by Robert X. Browning, advancesour understanding of the framing of mental health, HIV/AIDS, policing, and publichealth, and explores subjects such as audience reactions in C-SPAN covered debates,the Twitter presidency of Donald Trump, and collaborative learning using the C-SPANVideo Library.

Robert X. Browning is a professor of political science and of communication in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University. In 1987, he became the founding director of the CSPAN Archives. Today, the Archives are an online digital collection of over 230,000 hours of indexed content—all programs that have aired on C-SPAN since 1987. He is the author of Politics and Social Welfare Policy in the United States, papers on redistricting, and The C-SPAN Archives: An Interdisciplinary Resource for Discovery, Learning, and Engagement, Exploring the C-SPAN Archives: Advancing the Research Agenda, and Advances in Research Using the C-SPAN Archives. Awarded the George Foster Peabody Award for its online Video Library in 2010, the C-SPAN Archives is housed in the Purdue Research Park and offers a window into American life.