>Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months, name one that – because you consumed it – allowed you to make a better decision about a serious matter affecting your life, your career or your business.
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Consuming political news has empowered me to communicate with my elected representatives about policies that matter to me.
Consuming local news has kept me informed of important happenings in my community - including events that I attended and consider my self better off for going.
Consuming industry news has kept me up-to-date on the things that I need to stay aware of at my Cybersecurity job.
I find that consuming 24 hour TV news, or consuming and sharing lots of hyper-partisan political news is emotionally taxing. I don't do much of that. I occasionally watch my local news, but mostly consume local newspapers and neighborhood blogs to keep informed of what is happening in my community.
Everything else I read online, and I do consume news pretty much every day.
I really don't see the point in outright refusing to stay informed of current events. Just don't overindulge in the news/entertainment nonsense that masquerades as real journalism now days.
>Consuming political news has empowered me to communicate with my elected representatives about policies that matter to me.
Give an example. Otherwise it's a post-hoc hand-waving justification. Also include how you meaningfully communicated with your representative about the issue (e.g. writing a complaint email about the popular news of the day doesn't count).
Okay...
Consuming political news has empowered me to communicate with my elected representatives about policies that matter to me.
Consuming local news has kept me informed of important happenings in my community - including events that I attended and consider my self better off for going.
Consuming industry news has kept me up-to-date on the things that I need to stay aware of at my Cybersecurity job.
I find that consuming 24 hour TV news, or consuming and sharing lots of hyper-partisan political news is emotionally taxing. I don't do much of that. I occasionally watch my local news, but mostly consume local newspapers and neighborhood blogs to keep informed of what is happening in my community.
Everything else I read online, and I do consume news pretty much every day.
I really don't see the point in outright refusing to stay informed of current events. Just don't overindulge in the news/entertainment nonsense that masquerades as real journalism now days.