I've hit the point where I'm really sick of consuming news. I think it's because my definition of news is significantly different that of your average reader. Does the title of your piece contain words like crushed, owned, humiliated or humiliated? If so, it's likely I will pass your article, because that's not journalism, that's sensationalism, and it is written for a very specific audience. Does the title talk about a celebrity who makes an inflammatory comment, or alternatively, talk about vague, unspecified behavior designed to pique the reader's curiosity? Sorry, not interested. Unfortunately, it seems that the overwhelming majority of news is written not to enlighten, but to trigger an emotional response. Congratulations, mass media. Mission accomplished. My emotional response is a combination of disgust and fatigue.
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Interesting- that's the same feeling I get when I think about dealing with my job nowadays. I get what you are saying completely- Absolute and Complete Drama- 24/7/365.....It's everywhere and there's never a break from it.
That's why I rarely watch/listen to the news anymore. I'd rather be uninformed than utterly stressed constantly. Sad state of affairs, eh?
Indeed... it's like we as a society have come to expect this as normal.
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