Reasons for news avoidance worldwide in 2022
A global study found that too much news about politics and COVID-19 ranked as the main reason for news avoidance, with 43 percent of respondents citing this as a factor leading them to often, sometimes, or occasionally refrain from keeping up to date with news. Meanwhile, 36 percent said they avoided news because of its negative affect on their mood, and others admitted they had news fatigue or found news to be untrustworthy or biased.