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The study aims to establish some preliminary remarks on political talk shows as a field of practices. By way of mediation theory propagated by Silverstone and Couldry, the study justifies "practices" as crucial to understanding media's intrusive power in the other fields of actions. Political talk shows in the study is analyzed with focus on the salient phenomenon of print journalists turn talk show celebrities. I interpret this unique "practice" in Taiwan's political talk show culture to bring out the following two arguments: (1) Political talk shows represent a field of media practices; (2) An emergent practice of talk-show experts, Ming-zwei, can be observed, which has ordering effects on journalism and politics. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article problematizes the relationship between communication technology and the human society to explore the materiality of communication. Using live television as a critical case, the article suggests that the visual technology constructs a sense of artifactuality, which demands that we examine its material implication. Distinguishing itself from the hermeneutic approach that emphasizes the meaningful aspect of communication, the materiality of communication foregrounds the “habitus” of communication by focusing on technology as a social performance that objectifies a network of space, time, and the subject/object actants. The significance of technology in communication does not lie in its functionality, but should be recast in ways that manifest how technology “affords” socio-cultural practices. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]