NNN Explains: News Fatigue & Learner's Mindset

How to avoid trauma fatigue while reporting and consuming the news.

In today’s newsletter I write about news fatigue. I searched Getty Images for a photo of a “shocked woman” and got this. I had to use it because it’s so ridiculous. It’s called “shocked business partners looking at tablet screen. Exciting news concept.” What is that caption supposed to mean?

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