How to cope with news overload, with Markus Brauer, PhD, and Don Grant, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
The Effects of News Consumption on Emotional Distress
Dr. Baro: Maybe news has always been negative, but it just feels even more so today. We found a positive correlation between news consumption and emotional distress. The social media, we know with algorithms, those that get more click have a little more negative news. So all these algorithms sort of contribute to more negative news being shared on social media.
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