FYI - my consumption of news has dropped by about 80%

[hal]

I used to go to googlenews and read a whole buncha stuff I saw there. On twitter, I follow about 10 DC reporters, but a while back I separated my DC news and hockey news tweeps into two separate lists so I could timeshift watching hockey and still see current news.

I only look at the hockey list now - haven't checked the reporters list since the election. On Googlenews, I skim and scan - I don't read anything about Trump or his crazy appointments. I will see headlines and that's enough - too much sometimes.

I'm sick of liberal news telling me how stupid trump is and that this latest thing is gonna send everyone over the edge and turn on him - or something like that. They are always stroking me for being a good liberal.

I just bought a camper - I'm planning on spending a lot of time away from cell towers for a while.

[davemchine]

Regardless of who is in office I’ve decided to begin my day with music and save the news till later. I want to begin my day with positive feelings but I also feel a need to remain informed.

[sekker]

You are not alone.

There is a mass exodus from ANY platform that still covers news - Twitter/X to threads or BlueSky for example. BlueSky has not abandoned news per se, but it's still an emerging platform that not nearly as much 'news' is broken there.

Facebook, Instagram - no news.

Cable TV ratings are plummeting.

My wife is nearly out of the modern news bubble.

[AllGold]

Same here. I think it's pretty common for liberals after the election.

I still listen to Progress on SiriusXM when I'm in the car, but that's about it.

[Spock]

NPR for the win.

[Speedy]

Not me. Every time I drive I listen to the hate radio station to know what propaganda the cult is getting.

I know, it’s not really news.

[gabester]

Apparently 70% of Americans now consume their news from FOX News an entertainment company.

[sekker]

gabester wrote:
Apparently 70% of Americans now consume their news from FOX News an entertainment company.

Is this true? Citation?

I ask because I cannot think of a single close family or friend who listens to FAUX News unless it's trying to understand what others are thinking.

[bfd]

Pay attention, class…

Marshall McLuhan predicted all of this: "Indeed, it is only too typical that the 'content' of any medium blinds us to the character of the medium…"

The medium is still the message…