Why do you need news if they don't tell you anything good?

In 2023, more than a third of people around the world intentionally avoided news (36% according to the Reuters Institute), a historical record. Among the top reasons cited by respondents was fatigue with violence in the news. In addition, users began to share news on social networks less often. You can increasingly come across the formula “I don’t read the news”: this is how many express their fatigue, frustration and demonstrative apoliticality. Why bother with the news at all? And is lack of interest in news a problem? We explain in this episode of Signal. The Signal podcast is an appendix to the email newsletter of the same name from the creators of Meduza. Our newsletter helps more than a hundred thousand readers truly understand the news. Subscribe to the newsletter: <a href="https://getsignal.news/." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://getsignal.news/.</a> All new subscribers receive the latest issue of Signal and a few select emails. Follow the announcements in telegram: <a href="https://t.me/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/meduzasignal</a> And on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/meduzasignal</a> 00:00 What are we talking about today 01:21 How many people avoid news? 02:35 Why be interested in news at all? 04:58 Is lack of interest in news a problem?