The economic and social factors that have caused news to become less than helpful have been understood for a long time and clearly described. It is just that t

The economic and social factors that have caused news to become less than helpful have been understood for a long time and clearly described. It is just that the warnings went unheeded and the problem has become extreme. Rather than watch the news (or go to a news website) read these excellent books: - The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner - Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman Rather than get distracted by news trivia, learn something from these books that have stood the test of time.