Emotional toll of constant negative news and unlimited access to ‘doomscrolling’ has led to record-high news avoidance

News has never been more accessible – but for some, that’s exactly the problem. Flooded with information and relentless updates, more and more people around the world are tuning out.

The reasons vary: for some it’s the sheer volume of news, for others the emotional toll of negative headlines or a distrust of the media itself. In online forums devoted to mindfulness and mental health, people discuss how to step back, from setting limits to cutting the news out entirely.

  • AuroraZzz@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Probably bc a few billionaires bought all the media in this country and now all the media is unreliable garbage. Hope all of these news organizations fail so we can get some actual news reporting again

    • humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su
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      8 hours ago

      Yes. I have no respect for the people working for these organizations.

      They’re part of the problem, and they’re only doing it for a paycheck.

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        5 hours ago

        And most of them would admit that they are not allowed to report the way they want to and it’s “not what i was told in college.”

        You get your job and the first thing you do is read a massive contract about what you can and cannot do and who you can and cannot talk about.