Tuned Out: Why Millions of Americans Are Avoiding the News — and How Journalism Is Trying to Win Them Back
Something quietly remarkable is happening across the United States in 2026: millions of people are deliberately turning away from the news. They’re muting push alerts, deleting apps, skipping past headlines on social feeds, and choosing a podcast about gardening over the evening broadcast. Researchers call it news avoidance, and it has grown from a niche […]