Q: Close to 40% in this worldwide survey say they avoid this because they find it stressful. What is it?
A: The news.
More people are turning away from news, describing it as depressing, relentless and boring, a global study suggests.
Almost four in 10 (39%) people worldwide said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news, compared with 29% in 2017, according to the report by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute.
Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East may have contributed to people’s desire to switch off the news, the report’s authors said.
It said that news avoidance is now at record high levels.
A total of 94,943 adults across 47 countries were surveyed by YouGov in January and February for this year’s Digital News Report.
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