Researches Of TV Talk Show In Public Sphere

Habermas, a scholar of Frankfurt school, propounded the concept of "Public Sphere". As the forum of expression,mass media is the main part of democratic society, it plays much important role in public sphere. In Habermas'eyes, mass media especially the television is the perfect public sphere. TV talk show establishes a public forum, in which we can discuss something about the culture and politics in our society. In today's society,talk shows appear not only as a form or means of media but also a social phenomenon, which has raised more and more attention from scholars in the field of mass culture and media studies. However, it seems that until now, the TV circle has still put most of its emphasis on the operation and application aspects of TV commercials, or even the whole talk show industry. Bearing this idea and based on my understanding of basic features of TV talk show, I've tried in this thesis to make a review and also an in-depth analysis of the role and influence of TV talk show in the public sphere from the aspects of culture and sociology using the Habermas's public field theory. The main ideas of this article are listed as follows: Firstly, in this thesis, I've tried to introduce Habermas's the public sphere theory and then analyzes the formation and transformative characteristics of contemporary public sphere in China using this theory. These ideas appear as my theoretical basis as well as the context features of today's TV talk show.Secondly, in this thesis,I've tried to analyze the characteristics of TV talk show。The third part of this thesis ,I've tried to put forward the strategy in the establishment of public sphere. At the same time ,I've also attempted to predict the prospects of TV talk show in the coming society。...