Personally I think it is more a matter of quality than quantity with news. I stopped watching news over a decade or so ago because I could tell that it became vaucous space filling. Instead of covering events in depth they beat a topic to death with speculation and dropped it by the time it had an actual resolution. It was abundantly clear they were trying to avoid any real journalism as it would take work which costs money.
I find news worth it as read and more in depth to the point it is more history say covering the hysteria over the VCR or past moral panics. Which I suppose sort of agrees with the article's point - seeking insights instead of ephemera.
The ephemera is relevant however if one is involved with activism in some way even if it is just to donate twenty dollars to the defense of someone subject to some injustice.
I find news worth it as read and more in depth to the point it is more history say covering the hysteria over the VCR or past moral panics. Which I suppose sort of agrees with the article's point - seeking insights instead of ephemera.
The ephemera is relevant however if one is involved with activism in some way even if it is just to donate twenty dollars to the defense of someone subject to some injustice.