Why I don't watch the news

I go through my phases of watchin' the local news...........mainly for sports and weather, but I'll tell you why. It seems like every time I pick up the routine of watching it in my daily life, it just makes me sad or angry. I mean seriously.........it feels like about 95% of what is reported is HORRIBLE. Either somebody is gettin' shot, blown up, robbed, murdered, actin' stupid, gettin' laid off, battering their spouse or kid(s), teachers havin' affairs with their student(s), kids carryin' guns and knives to school, vehicles crashing, or SOMETHIN' horrible and/or terrifying. Now why the heck do I want to spend 30 minutes to an hour of my precious life watching unfortunate and horrible news..........guess what I DON'T. Though sometimes somebody will be talkin' about a not so horrible thing and I'll be like "what are you talkin' about?" and they'll say, "don't you watch the news?" and I'll say, "no, I stopped watchin' it because it's always horrible news" and they'll be like "oh". I'm not the only one that notices this pattern of negativity. Now I realize the world is on a downward hill spiral into negativity over the years, but is it really THAT bad that these reporters find 95% more bad than good things to report? Is it possible that there are more positive things taking place around here and the reporters only report the dirt because maybe it makes the ratings go up? Is it possible that there is really not that much good going on and we're just doomed to hear more and more bad things as the years progress? I realize being informed is a good thing, but I feel like every time I watch the news it is a rerun technically because I've seen this crap before but it's just with different people in it this time. It's horrible that the reruns don't come as a surprise anymore. I remember when I was younger and I would watch the news and would literally have my hand over my mouth in shock to hear some of the things that would be reported on the news, but now it's like I've heard it all before.........like it's totally expected. I'm just sick of hearing and watching the bad news. If I want to watch bad crap like that I'll go to the theatre or rent a movie to watch something that I know at the end of it isn't reality..........I'll be comforted that it was just a made up story.........not reminded that the reality around me is HORRIBLE and mostly TERRIFYING. What kind of news are you making in your daily life?