Is there such thing as too much news?

It appears there is and your viewers are experiencing it right now.

A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds almost seven-in-ten Americans (68 percent) re een worn out by the flood of news coming at them these days. Only three-in-ten like the flood.

Americans felt much the same during the 2016 presidential campaign. But that t least ad a definite end.

This may not be a specific Trump strategy. But the coincidental impacts of people tracking so many stories at once and the resulting tuning-out by many might help explain how this presiden dodges the damages that negative news once caused during more deliberate news cycles in the past.

The survey found that while majorities on both sides of U.S. politics feel worn out, those who feel the most overwhelmed are on the right side of the political spectrum.

Seventy-seven percent of them feel worn out by the news flow, perhaps because they try to keep up with it more. Although Pew’s data seems to contradict that otion.

This compares to only 61 percent over on the left side, perhaps because they’re so disgusted by the political scene they pay less attention ess often.

Other nuggets: Those who view mainstream media less favorably feel the most worn out. So do white Americans, nearly three-quarters of whom (73 percent) feel exhausted by the news.

That’s significantly higher than the fatigue expressed by Hispanics or blacks, both at 55 percent. Women (71 percent) feel more fatigued than men (64 percent).

The one group with the least news fatigue?

eniors over 65 (63 percent).

The again most of them might have just fallen asleep in front of their TV.

Just saying...

H/T Hot Air