'Oprahfication'

Dear Students,

If you are a fan of Oprah Winfrey . I just wanted to share with you this concept of

'Oprahfication' which I really find interesting.

'Oprahfication'

The Wall Street Journal coined the term "Oprahfication", meaning public confession as a form of therapy.^[106]

By confessing intimate details about her weight problems, tumultuous love life and crying alongside her guests, Time magazine credits Winfrey with creating a new form of media communication known as "rapport talk" as distinguished from the "report talk" of Phil Donahue: "Winfrey saw television's power to blend public and private; while it links strangers and conveys information over public airwaves, TV is most often viewed in the privacy of our homes.

Like a family member, it sits down to meals with us and talks to us in the lonely afternoons. Grasping this paradox, ...She makes people care because she cares. That is Winfrey's genius, and will be her legacy, as the changes she has wrought in the talk show continue to permeate our culture and shape our lives." ^[107]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey#.27Oprahfication.27