The Media Wants To Keep You Angry, Anxious, and Depressed | 23 Years in Kantipur | Ghanashyam Khadka

After spending 23 years in mainstream journalism at Kantipur, Ghanashyam Khadka chose to pause and reflect.   In this conversation, Ghanshyam speaks openly about what decades inside the newsroom taught him. Not just about society, but about the human mind. He reflects on how constant negativity, breaking news, and outrage-driven media shape the way people think, feel, and react both individually and collectively.   We talk about: -why we feel angry and overwhelmed despite living in a relatively peaceful time -how “you become what you consume” applies to news and social media the darker side of negativity-driven journalism -what Solution Journalism actually means -why mindfulness is missing from public life -and why he decided to step away from mainstream media   Ghanashyam also shares his journey into mindful living, writing, and building a new platform, Nepal Bolchha, focused on solutions and stories of people who are quietly doing good. This episode is a slow, thoughtful conversation about journalism, awareness, responsibility, and the kind of society we are becoming.   Timestamps  00:00 – Introduction 01:29 – 23 years at Kantipur and why he left 01:43 – The rise of negativity and constant outrage 02:08 – Living in the most peaceful era, yet feeling angry 03:24 – Why society is always cursing and reacting 03:46 – What Solution Journalism really means 07:19 – You become what you consume 07:48 – How negativity spreads from media to people 11:44 – Realizing the harm caused by negativity-driven journalism 12:07 – The pathway to mindfulness 12:37 – Why we need a different kind of journalism 19:00 – From journalist to entrepreneur 23:55 – Switching from journalism to podcasting 31:36 – The global shift in news and media 36:11 – What is transactional psychology 38:41 – Everyone is acting as media now 48:59 – Why Mindful Journalism is the future 59:29 – Mindfulness as a powerful healing tool 01:08:11 – Why youths are leaving Nepal 01:30:40 – “Put off the light so that we can see better” 01:41:29 – Why society needs more altruistic action