I aspire to your discipline, Rodrigo. And I can say confidently that TV news has grown worse in the six years since you gave it up.

I tend to watch 30 minutes or so a day in part because it's a way to keep up with trends in my field, which is journalism. Often I'm less interested in the news than in how the media cover it.

But so much TV news is so vapid and repetitive, I understand why anyone would stop watching. And comments like yours are helpful because they give people permission to stop watching (esp. if they can't shake the feeling that they have a civic responsibility to keep up). Thanks!