I remember reading a study which came to the conclusion that people who regularly watch or follow the news have a less accurate picture of what's happening in the world. Worse even than people who don't follow the news at all. You're much better off reading long form journalism or books. This was before fox news became a big thing and when the internet was still in its infancy.

Not surprising, a lot of news is man bites dog, extra-ordinary stuff, ie. how the world usually doesn't work. That and all the agenda setting, framing, propaganda, etc. Doubt social media and short form videos have helped much either.

For example, IRC people who watch/read a lot of news, were more likely to overestimate crime statistics and think the world was much worse than it actually is.