"I know people in my own life that I've told — as a journalist — to stop watching, stop listening to and stop reading the news, because of the way it can create anxiety and disengagement and really miss out on telling the whole story," says Jules Holtz, fellowships manager at the Solutions Journalism Network.
Numerous studies have now connected news consumption with anxiety. Even before the pandemic, a 2019 Reuters Institute report found that more than a third of British audiences actively avoid the news.
With death tolls and infection rates splashed across our screens daily, it is no wonder that news fatigue has heightened since COVID-19.
In response to this crisis, new outlets have sprung up around the world, looking for alternative ways to provide news that will make people feel hopeful and empowered as well as keep them informed. More established organisations, from local papers to international outlets, have also made an effort to feature more stories that look for silver linings.
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