Audrey Dwyer - Thought #10 - Climax and Catharsis

Thought # 10 Audrey Dwyer Hello! My name is Audrey Dwyer and this is my tenth thought. I'm thinking about catharsis and the news. How the news impacts their audience in terms of climax and catharsis. How news watchers are taken through that process throughout the day. I remember the 80s and the little girl who fell down a well, people fixated on television sets to find out what happened in real time. What happens for people following the news when the climactic moment doesn't happen? Where do we all sit collectively when we don't have that climax? Ever? What happens to us if we don't get that release with the stories or the moments that are incomplete? What happens to us if we don't get that feeling of catharsis day after day after day?