I completely agree. I have cut nearly all ordinary news from my life. I read domain-specific news, industry news, news from various little corners of interest,

I completely agree. I have cut nearly all ordinary news from my life. I read domain-specific news, industry news, news from various little corners of interest, and occasionally glance at the headlines just so I have some clue of what's going on in the world. But ordinary "if it bleeds it leads" news is generally one of: (1) sensationalism, (2) government propaganda, (3) corporate propaganda, (4) veiled advertising, or (5) filler.