Are You Tuning Out the News?
- Many people, including a columnist, have recently tuned out the news, reporting feeling better for doing so.
- This trend occurs amid a difficult media environment, where terms like "fake news" are used broadly to discredit information.
- Meanwhile, issues such as tax increases, school rezoning, rising or unavailable medication costs, and threatened insurance programs continue to affect communities.
- For example, President Trump said in the Oval Office, "I don't feel sorry for him, he's vicious," reflecting ongoing political tensions.
- This combination of confronting serious social problems and a challenging news climate suggests why many individuals choose to disengage from current events.
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DAVID CARROLL: Are You Tuning Out the News?
As America’s slowest-rising columnist, I am blessed to be in a number of fine newspapers. It is not a particularly large number, but it is a number nonetheless.
David Carroll: Are You Tuning Out the News?
As America’s slowest-rising columnist, I am blessed to be in a number of fine newspapers. It is not a particularly large number, but it is a number nonetheless. I feel it is my responsibility to read as many of these newspapers as possible, so I can see what people are talking about, and then write about something totally different. I recently stumbled upon the words of a nationally syndicated columnist, whose words carry far more weight than mi…
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