Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness
Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness  
Podcast: Academy of Ideas
Published On: Sat Jun 14 2025
Description: “News is to the mind what sugar is to the body: appetising, easily digestible and extremely damaging.”    Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading the News Most people think that consuming the news makes one an informed citizen who is equipped to form intelligent opinions on social and political issues. In this video, drawing from the Swiss author […] The post Why the News Promotes Ignorance and Mental Illness first appeared on Academy of Ideas.