At the end of the day people do need to be informed. Saying "stop watching the news" is like telling someone who's overweight to "stop eating". As I see it the

At the end of the day people do need to be informed. Saying "stop watching the news" is like telling someone who's overweight to "stop eating". As I see it the problem is the junk-news. It presents as news but there's little substance, it doesn't make you more informed, it makes you angry, upset, and most-importantly (to the new station), engaged. Matt Taibbi's new book, Hate Inc does a great job of illustrating how the "junk news" (and he doesn't just go after the Right) industry is rotting our brains: https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Inc-Todays-Despise-Another/dp/1949017257 https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Inc-Todays-Despise-Another/dp/19...