A large part of my 'solution' has to be to listen to the radio for non-tech news. It's become part of my "don't stare into screens right before you want to go

A large part of my 'solution' has to be to listen to the radio for non-tech news. It's become part of my "don't stare into screens right before you want to go to sleep" ritual, with a nice side-effect of helping me regulate my bedtime. Pick a source you're comfortable with (being british, I listen to the bbc world service - it's quite international but with a british bias, which suits me fine). Listen to it on their schedule, not yours (no podcasts, live broadcasts). This way you get a 30 minute summary, select few comments from people with basic literacy, with no "you might also be interested in", no sidebars, no opening a few tangents in tabs, etc.