I'm not American but I've been making a conscience effort to reduce the amount of news I read (at least general news). I found the constant negativity, not from any one place, just utterly anxiety inducing and depressing. At the same time it also feels semi addictive, perhaps FOMO, I don't know.

The constant 24hr mantra just has to be a recipe for psychological disaster. That isn't too say a victim of crime shouldn't have a voice. There is just too much for any one person to process, makes us feel more helpless. I can't help but think at times of the film nightcrawler. I'm sure media is staffed by well meaning people but underneath it feels like in part like this baying for blood, for more chaos.

I still keep up to date with the basics, outside of very major stories I try to avoid the whole "follow this story" side.