Hacker News with Generative AI: News Consumption

You don't need to read the news (2023) (finmoorhouse.com)
I think that some people feel obliged to read the news, and that they don’t need to. Reading the news (for perhaps hours per week) might feel virtuous or necessary, but mostly I think it is neither.

News Consumption, Media, Opinion

5 points by ironyman 8 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How do you stay up to date without over consuming? (ycombinator.com)
I feel like so much current events and information is hidden in instagram, tik tok, reddit, HN, and other forums.<p>How do you stay up to date on what’s important aka what will make you money without spending way too much time consuming noise?

News Consumption, Information Overload, Productivity, Personal Finance

31 points by haliskerbas 104 days ago | 12 comments

Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer (aschmelyun.com)
For a while now I've started my day by unlocking my phone and scrolling through different news and social media sites to see what's going on. It's not exactly great for my mental health and I've been trying to cut down on screen time for a while. I still want to stay up-to-date though, especially after I get up in the morning.

Technology, News Consumption, Mental Health

904 points by chrisdemarco 106 days ago | 253 comments

The way people get their news is changing, Ofcom report shows (news.sky.com)
The main way people get their news has changed, according to a new survey by Ofcom.

Media, News Consumption, Surveys

8 points by austinallegro 130 days ago | 0 comments

U.S. Ambassador says Canadians are consuming 'unhealthy' amount of American news (thehub.ca)

Politics, News Consumption, Canada, United States

245 points by amadeuspagel 143 days ago | 347 comments

Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram (pewresearch.org)

Social Media, News Consumption, Pew Research, United States, Social Networks

15 points by leotravis10 220 days ago | 3 comments