News fatigue is not a personal failing, but a result of an evolutionary brain being asked to process a large volume of bad news from around the world.
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Previously plummeting levels of trust in the news seem to be stabilising. But this year’s Trust in News report also shows more people are avoiding the media in general.
Don’t tune out. Do be strategic about where, how and when you get your information. A media literacy expert explains how to have good ‘news hygiene.’
More and more people are saying they don’t trust the news or can’t face engaging with it – and that appears to have political implications.
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Brock University