Day 11- how much news do we need?

One of the ways in which I am feeling the effect of giving up the net is an awakening to just how detailed and repetitive our news streams are, I was panicking that I would not know what is going on in the world, without Facebook or other news websites would I like I was not in touch! 

Text on the tv has provided me with all the news I need, it is just that it is not that hooking! By that I mean it is the news and sport barebones! No links to follow, no short video sound bits and no "I wonder who has liked this". I think I have said it before, but I say it again- face book and news websites are not good or bad- they are just things, but for me it seems like I get hooked into being distracted from what important to me!