If you don't read the news then how are you supposed to make a judgement about who to vote for or understand current trends or be alerted to issues with product

If you don't read the news then how are you supposed to make a judgement about who to vote for or understand current trends or be alerted to issues with products recalls or where the great bargins are? I stopped reading newspapers very a long time ago too, haven't watched TV in several years, and because of this i miss out on most of the above.