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\u201cThis is Your Brain on Trump TV,\u201d is the title of a recent piece at The American Conservative published in between the president\u2019s incendiary tweets about North Korea and his leaked disparaging remarks about those from African countries and Haiti. While the former comments caused concern, the latter led to what has now become a routine cycle of debate, criticism, analysis, and pushback. \u201cTrump fascinates all Americans, it seems,\u201d wrote Gracy Olmstead. \u201cWe hate him or love him, fear him or idolize him.\u201d Christians are not immune to these reactions, a state that can often leave news consumers exhausted, burned out, and unclear about how to separate inflammatory but ultimately unsubstantial reports from stories reporting on news with severe or dire consequences. \u201cThe style of Trump\u2019s comments are like something you\u2019d expect to see out of a soap opera or something on TV and yet they\u2019re happening in the real world, so how are supposed to react to something that in essence seems too incendiary or sensational to take seriously but could threaten nuclear war?\u201d said Olmstead. \u201cWhat\u2019s the wise and measured stance to take as a media person? As a citizen?\u201d Olmstead joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss how to avoid news burnout, the media\u2019s particular challenge in the Trump era and internet age, and the extraordinary prescience of Neil Postman.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices