How to build a "healthy media diet", according to psychologists and experts

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Social networks, alerts, digital newspapers, but also paper editions, televisions, and radios. Currently, information can arrive through many channels and practically non-stop. Although being informed is essential for participating in democracy, in recent years it has been detected that excessive news consumption can take its toll. Psychologists call it information fatigue. ReachLink, a platform dedicated to mental health support, defines it as "a state of cognitive and emotional exhaustion that develops when exposed to the media continuously over time. It's not just about feeling tired of hearing bad news. It's a specific psychological response to the incessant flow of information that characterizes modern media consumption. You may experience it as a feeling of anxiety, numbness, or simply being unable to process one more headline."