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News media wants to keep you angry, anxious, and depressed

The news is broken. In the United States, it may feel like our news cycle is designed to make people anxious and depressed. It may feel like journalism exploits our divisions and amplifies our fears more than ever. But how can we fix it? Amanda Ripley has been a journalist for over 20 years, and she’s diagnosing one of the US’s biggest problems: Our news. Ripley says that adding these 3 considerations back into the equation could save our media.

Why do some people avoid news? Because they don't trust us — or because  they don't think we add value to their lives? | Nieman Journalism Lab

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A growing number of people avoid the news, partly because it's so  depressing - The Washington Post

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