From the climate activism of George Monbiot who believes the media does more harm than good to 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 can we 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