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We are wired in such a way that we are either attracted to novelty or know to be alerted by threat. The news media often exploits this innate alertness when we are presented with threat in order to keep us more engaged and likely to consume their stories.

About the Podcast
Clinical psychologist Chris Mackey is joined by his son, Rowan for their podcast Lockdown: Character Strengths and Silver Linings - Your Guide to Applying Positive Psychology in Seclusion.

This Snippet is taken from episode 4, Navigating the Noise of the News and explores the idea of the orienting reflex and how it gets exploited by the news media.

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