From the climate activism of George Monbiot who believes the media does more harm than good to a C4 News reporter Minnie Stephenson who thinks sometimes we all just need to watch a cat video. Paris Lees looks at why we’re able to switch off when it comes to issues facing our planet. With the help of clinical psychologist Dr Mary E. McNaughton, she looks at strategies to cope with stress caused by the constant barrage of content.

We try to understand how we can switch off from doom scrolling the news, whilst also staying informed?

Presented and Written by Paris Lees

Produced by Sarah Myles

Assistant Producer Hannah Uguru

Sound Designed and mixed by Mau Loseto

Production Manager Emily Jarvis

Executive Producer Rubina Pabani