Don’t follow the news, just check FreeRepublic once a day or so to stay informed.
Freerepublic is my news. I also check in to Democratic underground on occasion to see what is making them profanely emote. Once the coverage of the Sept 11, 2001 islamist attacks waned I stopped watching any TV news out of the expectation it would just be more ‘Gary Condit’ 24/7.