![]() ![]() ![]() During the pandemic, multiple studies linked news consumption to poorer mental health, documenting symptoms of depression, anxiety, hopelessness and worry. Research consistently shows bad news can have a negative effect on us. This “surveillance mode” is thought to be an evolutionary hangover from a time where survival odds were increased when we attended to the threats in our environment. ![]() We’re hardwired to sit up and take notice of them. And, while many of us are aware of the negative effect that these kinds of story can have on us, it can still be hard to look away. “If it bleeds, it leads” has long been a saying used in the media to describe how news stories featuring violence, death and destruction grab readers’ attention – and so dominate the news agenda. ![]()
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