Newsrooms around the world are deploying “ethics boxes”, story summaries and bite-size explainers to tackle the growing trend of “news avoidance”. It comes as an increase in content and distrust in the media cause more people to tune out. Less than half (47%) of those asked about their news consumption said they viewed television news programmes regularly or had done so in the last week, an Opinium poll found. The figure fell to 29% for radio news and 26% for news websites. Wars in Gaza and Ukraine, inflation and the climate crisis have added to concerns that the news is too negative, too voluminous and too overwhelming, according to research examining the problem.
The most ill-informed and ignorant of all “gens”. They are disappointing to talk to, have no social skills and are hermetically bonded to their phones.
