Dr Michelle Dickenson: New research confirms that people who absorb too much news feel worse about the world

If you have become the type of person who is checking the new multiple times per day or running a 24 hour news show in the background, it might be time to stop. New research published in the journal Health Communication has found that news obsessed people are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety and physical ill health.  Dr Michelle Dickenson explains that we’ve had an uptick in bad news over the last couple years, between the pandemic, the Ukraine war, more mass shootings, and the recent flooding in Nelson.  More people appear to be absorbing the coverage of all these events than ever. “There are some people, because of the pandemic, who have started to become obsessed with the news. Just always checking, having the twenty-four hour news channel in the background or on the radio.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.