Absorbing the poison: Is it time to tune out?

If you work in media, is a self-imposed media blackout ever a good idea? How can you possibly stay abreast of proceedings, if you deliberately tune out? Or is knowing what’s going on increasingly detrimental to your mental health?

Do you really need to read the Economist and listen to the news? After all, if the most powerful man in the world thinks Paris is in Germany and Belgium is a beautiful city, and believes flying water tankers can put out fires, is it really so bad if you disconnect the wifi, barricade yourself inside the garden shed and nail the door shut from the inside? Asking for a friend.