While having changed with the times from her tabloid talk show roots , Winfrey continued to include gay guests by using her show to promote openly gay personalities like her hairdresser , makeup artist , and decorator Nate Berkus who inspired an outpouring of sympathy from middle America after grieving the loss of his partner in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on '' The Oprah Winfrey Show '' . Winfrey 's " therapeutic " hosting style and the tabloid talk show genre has been either credited or blamed for leading the media counterculture of the 1980s and 1990s , which some believe broke 20th century taboos , led to America 's self-help obsession and created confession culture . '' The Wall Street Journal '' coined the term " Oprahfication " to refer to the concept of public confession as a form of therapy and '' Time '' magazine named Winfrey one of the " 100 Most Influential People " of the 20th century
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Tabloid talk show