I remember some time ago gaekwad avoided keeping up with the news for a while because it was having a negative affect on him, I'm thinking that a break from current affairs and all the bad news that is around would be a good thing right now.
Generally I'm a bit of a news addict, I keep up on it in the usual ways; on the internet, radio, TV and in the papers, I can't remember the last time I went all day without checking out one of these sources. It's easy to keep up with the news these days, it's on demand for those that are interested pretty much wherever you are and it's generally not going to contain much "good news".
If you have a look at the BBC News site today (or any other day in all probability) you'll see stories of some extreme suffering, I'm feeling immune to it all and that can't be good.