Apart from catching the headlines (usually on a radio) I've been trying my best to completely avoid it. I can guarantee, if i watched it, by the end I'd be in a worse mood than i was before. It's dislogical to do something that you know has a negative effect, hence my avoidance.
It's not so much burying my head in the sand about reality. It's just, I don't need to know it. I mean (with due respect to the deceased and the families), i don't need to know if a plane or coach has crashed killing everyone on board. Or if some 3rd generation benefits cheat is wangling more cash for doing nothing, than i get for 40 hours of soul destroying monotony. Lol
Anything i (really) need to know, will get down to me through the grapevine soon enough.