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.
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.
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.