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Why People Choose To Avoid The News English Practice Ep 805

2025/4/7
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我注意到一种趋势,即所谓的新闻回避。许多人避免看新闻是因为新闻令人沮丧、烦人和令人压抑,或者引发其他强烈的情绪。英语中最近才出现“新闻回避”这个词。许多国家观看电视新闻的人数正在下降,这是越来越普遍的一种趋势。新闻经常令人沮丧和糟糕,人们感到愤怒却无能为力,所以会对电视或收音机进行反驳以释放情绪。为了心理健康,人们会避免看新闻,因为新闻会影响他们的情绪,而他们又无力改变新闻中报道的事情。很多人会“剂量式”地获取新闻,即限制自己每天只摄入少量新闻。晚上看新闻会让自己生气和沮丧,影响睡眠,所以要限制新闻摄入量。不同年龄段的人看新闻的习惯差异很大,通常是年纪较大的人仍然观看主流新闻,他们更倾向于相信主流新闻的内容。人们对主流新闻的信任度下降了,有时是因为主流新闻信息过时,尤其是在健康方面,网上的信息更新更快,也更可靠。人们不信任主流新闻,因为他们认为政府利用新闻来影响人们的观点。主流媒体(报纸、电视、广播新闻)被称为传统媒体。新闻媒体提供人们日常生活中可能需要的信息,但许多人正在远离新闻。缺乏辨别力的人容易接受缺乏理性证据的观点或意见。主流新闻的消费量下降在没有大学学位的人群中更为显著。主流新闻充斥着各种偏见,而在线内容经过仔细研究后,可以具有教育意义,并且更贴近实际情况,也更及时。主流媒体正在失去影响力。对新闻感兴趣的18到24岁年轻人数量大幅下降。年轻人不关注新闻,可能是因为他们认为新闻与自己无关,或者他们对政治不感兴趣。如果年轻人认为新闻只是网络红人的早餐或名人的婚姻破裂,这是一个问题。作为世界公民,我们有责任了解周围发生的事情,即使我们小心地控制新闻摄入量。千禧一代和Z世代在网上关注的内容往往是随机的、新奇的、不同的,有时甚至是奇异的。对中世纪动物艺术的关注,可能反映了人们对积极内容的需求,而不是主流新闻带来的消极情绪。人们有时需要积极的新闻,而不是总是负面新闻。

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This chapter explores the rising trend of news avoidance, its causes, and the emotional impact of consuming negative news. It also introduces the concept of 'dosing' news for better mental health.
  • The term 'news avoidance' is relatively new.
  • Many people avoid the news due to its depressing and upsetting nature.
  • Talking back to the TV or radio is a way of releasing negative emotions.

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Did you know that 1 in 3 people now actively avoid the news? Or that the term ‘news avoidance’ didn’t even exist in English until recently? Welcome to Adept English, the podcast where you learn https://adeptenglish.com/company/learning-system/ English through fascinating real-world topics.

"Dose your news like medicine—too much can poison your perspective." Cal Newport

In today’s English lesson, we’re tackling news avoidance, why people skip the headlines, how generations differ (yes, Gen Z, I’m looking at you!), and why even I, sometimes ‘dose’ my news like medicine. You’ll pick up essential English vocabulary, like legacy media and discerning, while exploring a trend that’s reshaping how we stay informed.

Whether you’re avoiding the news for your mental health or just prefer medieval dog memes (we’ll get to that!), this episode helps you practise English listening https://adeptenglish.com/english/listening/ skills with a topic that’s current, relatable, and—dare I say—a little rebellious.

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