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Coronavirus: Why people are avoiding the news


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When the coronavirus pandemic really started to take hold in the UK in March, news consumption increased, as in many other countries. But, since then, our research shows that an increasing share of the UK population is switching off from the news.

The proportion of people who say they often or always avoid news increased from 15% in mid-April 2020 to 22% in mid-May. If we include those who say they sometimes actively avoid news, then the share reaches 59%. The vast majority of these who often or always avoid news, told us that they actively avoid news about coronavirus (87%).

When asked about the main reasons behind news avoidance, the majority of those who always or often avoid news (66%) told us that they do so because of the negative effect it has on their mood. One respondent told us: “The news currently makes me feel incredibly stressed”, while another said: “I am bombarded with negative news”. Other prominent reasons people gave for avoiding news were a sense of overload (33%), or a lack of trust in news (32%). Only 5% said they avoid news because they are not interested in it.

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-a-growing-number-of-people-are-avoiding-news-139246

 

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Well,  that makes sence.   Once you understand the situation, it serves no good purpose to keep hearing about it non-stop. ?

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