Personally, I've found that minimizing exposure to news is helpful to my wellbeing, makes me no less informed of crucial events taking place, and helps me keep

Personally, I've found that minimizing exposure to news is helpful to my wellbeing, makes me no less informed of crucial events taking place, and helps me keep my mind on things I actually care about, or can influence. One thing to keep in mind is that news is a business. News outlets are honed and designed a certain way to maximize profit. I had a lot (a lot) of criticism for the way news work right now, what counts as "journalism", etc., which was one factor in why I just gave up on it, and now I have one less reason to be angry with something I can do nothing about. Another factor which lead me to give up on news reporting was politics, or more specifically, politicians. I've attended an interesting class in Uni where we were introduced to Machiavelli. The similarities between Machiavelli's "strategy" and today's real world politicians simply could not be ignored. I can't overstate how awakening it was, as if I could suddenly see the game being played, how painfully predictable it all was, and how incredibly stupid they must think the public is. It was insulting. That, combined with my perception that most things in politics work for personal gain through leverage, made me quit on politics as well. I realized not a single actor in politics can be trusted, all and any communication from a politician is carefully crafted to gain leverage regardless of the what their actual intent is. I've been called jaded for saying this, but I can't put the genie back in the bottle: once you see it, it cannot be un-seen. If you still think politicians are candid actors, maybe you do have a reason to give them the time of day. It's not for everyone, but for me, quitting news and most of politics was a huge improvement in my life. It's your choice not be enticed, used for leverage, your emotions exploited for power or profit. Peace and quiet is something you can claim for yourself. The world is going to be 100% the same whether you give the News your time and mental dedication or not.