Thats interesting. I also stopped reading news like 2 years ago, except the absolute necessary. Even for the necessary I found a way to manouver around newspapers websites and similar.
The toxicity every day news is spreading is very energy draining.
There are a very wide variety of news sources. Toxicity isn't necessary (other than reporting on significant toxic events, which I agree can add up). Two tips that work for me:
1) Never read opinion/editorial. For one thing, it's almost always ignorant and deceitful (and if you spend your time reading news, you'll be better informed than the opinion writers). It's designed to inflame you.
2) When you see inflammatory rhetoric - hyperbole stands out - go on to something else. It's provocative to trap you. Overcome the urge, build the reflex to click away, to see it as BS, as sophistry.
The toxicity every day news is spreading is very energy draining.