The Effect Of TV Talk Shows On Social Reconciliation In China

Every evening, at 21 : 15, people are sitting at home to watch CCTV Channel One “Tell it like it is” -“Shihuashishuo”. They are enjoying the host‘s humor and stories. What are those stories? Sometimes they are related to unemployment, family relationships, social morals, and so on. So what are the feelings they evoke in their audience? Just laughter, sympathy, tears, anger, love,or something like empathy? No, the effect of TV talk shows is far more than that. These shows have a certain power and function for social reconciliation in three aspects。