News is just entertainment in a different form any way. Ask yourself this:

- When was the last time i read/saw a news article and i changed my life because of it?

- (From the top of your head) What were the most important articles of last month?

I've heard many people say it is important to be up to date with what's happening in the world, but the reality is that i can read about events happening somewhere and that may give some kind of emotional feeling of angriness, happiness or sadness, but i am not going to change anything in my life because of it. So it feels very aritificial to me to spend time on it.

News articles can still be a a good source if you are actually looking for information on a subject, but just presenting daily affairs of things that will have no impact on me except emotions is just wasteful.