Chinese Television Talk Show Topics Influencing Factors

The factors which influence the development of talk show include choosing topics, the form of program, emcee's style, choosing invitees, and etc. Among these factors, choosing topics, which determines the main content of program, is undoubtedly the sole of this program. If the topic is rightly chosen, the programming will get twice the result with half the effort. However, the jam of no word to say and difficulty to continue the talk show that topic-choosing is the most important choke point in developing talk show.Form the point of Communication, this thesis analyses the factors that influence the choosing and fixing topics of talk show.At beginning, the author searches the significance of talk show in Communication. From the point of view in Communication, talk show has changed the traditional relationship of sending and receiving. It is the best combination of interpersonal communication, organization communication and mass communication. According to the classical theory such as "media is an extension of human body", "media market" and "audience center", this chapter analyses the significance of talk show as a form of TV program, and searches the theoretical basis in Communication.After that, I summarizes the history of talk show in China to set the background to studying it. Talk show appeared in China latter than in many other countries. Its classification is so complex that make its status quo not optimistic. The factors that influence the development of talk show are both external and internal. But topic-choosing, which is the soul of talk show, is the most important one.The next part of this paper is about the main factors that affect topic-choosing of talk show. Following the clue of what- who- with who- how- for who, the author analyses the relationship between choosing topics and orienting program, MC, invitees and audience, how to perform the topic, sending and receiving. In the process of talk show's transmission, all parts are restricted by each other. But the core of this process is topic-choosing, which is also essential to the success of program.At last, the author forecasts the trend of topic-choosing of talk show in China in the future. From the analysis of above chapters, the author concludes that the trend of topic-choosing is mass-oriented and recreational.