I think it's possible to stay fairly well informed without becoming a news junkie. Tactics that have worked for me: - RSS feeds for daily news - Weekly summar

I think it's possible to stay fairly well informed without becoming a news junkie. Tactics that have worked for me: - RSS feeds for daily news - Weekly summaries from The Week magazine (UK) posted through letterbox. - Fortnightly from serious long reads such as the London Review of Books. - Podcasts from serious research organisations. - Decent books for things I really care about. - Avoid twitter, it's a vampire. - NEVER EVER JUST GO TO THEGUARDIAN.COM TO SEE WHATS GOING ON. (Subscribe to their RSS feeds instead).