news fatigue
Media consumption burnout
News fatigue is the exhaustion or numbness that comes from constant exposure to news coverage, especially when it's relentlessly negative or alarming.
The condition leads people to disengage from current events entirely: After months of pandemic coverage, news fatigue set in and I stopped watching.
The term gained currency in the era of 24-hour news cycles and social media feeds that deliver an unending stream of crises, disasters, and political conflict.
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
- doom scrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
burnout · mental health · headlines · anxiety · disconnect · turning off · unplug · taking a break · saturated · numb · desensitized · 24-hour · breaking · alerts · notifications · media · overload · cynical
- media effectsmedia influence, media manipulation, media bias, agenda-setting, framing