No more news for me.

I try hard to only watch news on satire programmes.
I wish HIGNFY was on every week. That would suit me fine!

Each to her own here. I have chosen to listen to, or watch the news once a day - preferably neither just after I get up - I can face the world better after two cups of coffee, nor just before going to bed.

And I chose different news channels, as I find it helps to hear not only my own country's take on the situation, but one or two others as well.

I'm a bit of a glutton for Newsnight but I watch in iplayer in the morning.. I don't watch news at night, just something light

I stopped watching TV news a while ago. I've always felt you're not told the whole story.

Reading these comments make me worry 😟. I only listen to good news, even regional news is bad.

Best thing I ever did was get rid of the TVs when it went digital. It was almost a total waste of time & money.

Author Marian Keyes said in a recent interview, she no longer follows the news. She suffers from depression and this is one way to cope.

I was a proper news hound, as soon as I got out of bed I put the news on and as soon as I got home from work, that’s all stopped now
The one thing I will do is watch question time…

Dictators and tyrants thrive on people turning a blind eye or burying their heads.

GranE

Dictators and tyrants thrive on people turning a blind eye or burying their heads.

Well, you carry on then….
And I will carry on doing what I’ve decided to do..

I watch and listen to a lot of news. I also read a lot of hopefully reliable stuff online.

I find the current world situation fascinating, all the twists and turns. Some of it is astonishingly bad but there are also many positive stories.

It might make us concerned to watch the news but is a damned sight worse for people actually living through it. We should be grateful to have the selfish luxury of switching it off.

And frankly, if we are going to be nuked to smithereens I'd want to know (beforehand, obviously!) who was responsible.

My Daughter has never been interested in the news. She never watches it or reads it online. Hears anything important or relevant from work colleagues

GranE

Dictators and tyrants thrive on people turning a blind eye or burying their heads.

So what do you recommend we do?

When at home we do tend to listen to the news. On holiday we never bother at all. I reckon we re both better for it!

Only been a few days without actively seeking out news but it has really made a difference. I’m so glad I made this decision. 🤗

That’s good to know.

I "fasted" from the news for several weeks a couple of years ago and when I put it back on, I was shocked at the relentless negativity of it. So I'm back to watching only short summaries on occasion.

C S Lewis refused to read newspapers which caused much derision from his friends. He told them that he knew they would tell him anything he needed to know. One of those things of course was the war!