Alternative interview formats can telegraph more nuanced power dynamics. On The View, for instance, the hosts sit grouped around the same table, with the guest at the center, signaling a more egalitarian (and feminine) atmosphere. On Politically Incorrect, host Bill Maher sat between rival guests—a setup that emphasized his role as moderator and the importance of argument among ideological opposites.
其他采訪形式彰顯了更細微的權利機制。電視節(jié)目《觀點》中,主持人都圍坐在一張桌子邊,嘉賓坐中間,營造了一種平等而稍有陰柔的氣氛?!恫蛔R時務》節(jié)目中,主持人Bill Maher坐在對立的嘉賓之間,表明自己作為調和者的身份,也強調了意識形態(tài)爭論的重要性。