Broken and distrusting: why Americans are pulling away from the daily news
by Chris McGreal in New York from on (#61G6E)
A Reuters Institute survey found that a rising number of people are avoiding the news or just don't believe it
This might be just another negative news story. And if it is, there is evidence that many of you will turn away in despair.
The Reuters Institute revealed last month that 42% of Americans actively avoid the news at least some of the time because it grinds them down or they just don't believe it. Fifteen percent said they disconnected from news coverage altogether. In other countries, such as the UK and Brazil, the numbers selectively avoiding it were even higher.
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