Dale Mineshima-Lowe
The Rise of the Internet, the End of the Cold War, and the ‘Rachel’ Hairdo
Summary
In the era that laid the foundation for today’s mass communication and entertainment, America emerged as a global player despite challenges at home. This talk examines the contrasting perceptions of the U.S. during the ‘90s, including its role in the new world order, civil unrest, domestic terrorism, economic prosperity, initiatives like ‘The Contract With America’, and the television show ‘Friends’.
Dale Mineshima-Lowe
Dale Mineshima-Lowe has been teaching in the UK at various higher education institutions over the past 20 years—across a range of politics and human geography topics, as well as teaching politics and social history topics (particularly American history, European modern history, and Japanese history) at the adult-continuing education level for the past 12 years. She is also managing editor for the Center of International Relations, a think tank based in Washington, DC. And when she isn’t teaching, researching, or editing, she sits and jots down ideas for books she’d like to write one day.
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It starts with CNN and Turner broadcasting. It’s at the end of the ‘80s or the very beginning of the 1990s. Turner begins to cycle the idea of developing the 24/7 news cycle. That’s sort of the beginning. It grows to what we sort of see today across the world.