There is probably a swathe of people who would say they would welcome a world where news doesn’t exist, especially in times where bad news proliferates.
And people will often say “The news is too depressing; I’m not watching it or reading it anymore.”
However, that is not borne out by behaviour, nor by the facts around news consumption. People are using more sources, across more platforms, and interacting with news more often. According to a recent study from Ofcom, UK adults now regularly use just under seven different news sources. The latest industry data for news brand readership...