Behind the Bylines: The medium is the panic

Behind the Bylines: The medium is the panic

“I’ve stopped watching the news,” a friend told me recently. “It’s just too much. It was not good for me.” I’ve heard that a lot lately from more people than not. I understand that news can feel like a constant barrage of crises, and sometimes it is. But I also think that we’re sometimes blaming the wrong thing and discarding a valuable and necessary resource in the process. The problem isn’t always the news. It’s the vehicle it’s riding in. Mos…