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KentuckyWoman

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6. Zero is good.

Reply to PeaceWave (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:59 PM

Jul 19

Oddly, it feels like I get more accurate info on America from Al Jezeera and The Guardian. I don't look at local news sometimes but even then small doses.

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What is the "Goldilocks" amount of news to ingest each day? [View all] PeaceWave Jul 19 OP

Scanning the DU headlines is a pretty great way newdeal2 Jul 19 #1

It depends on if there is any genuine "news" that day. meadowlander Jul 19 #2

I spend 15 min skimming DU in the morning, 15 min NewHendoLib Jul 19 #3

I gave up on television news years ago, especially local news. MIButterfly Jul 19 #4

TV news- almost zero, unless there's a disaster or historic event Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #5

Zero is good. KentuckyWoman Jul 19 #6

I want to hear what happened... The Madcap Jul 19 #7