It’s not simply the media’s bias — though, as I confessed to Unexplainable’s Meradith Hoddinott, that’s undeniably part of it. After practically 25 years in journalism, I’ve discovered that the press is basically a watchdog, conditioned to bark loudest when issues go mistaken. However there’s additionally a deeper purpose: our own negativity bias. People are hardwired to give attention to threats, an evolutionary adaptation that after saved us alive on the savannah however now leaves us doomscrolling via headlines.
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