I am convinced that reading the news is worse than not reading anything at all. There is no proof that it makes us wiser, better decision makers, better informed, better citizens; nothing — if anything, entirely the opposite.

我确信阅读新闻比完全不读任何东西还要糟糕。没有任何证据（能表明）它能让我们成为更聪明的人，更好的决策者，更加见多识广，更好的市民。如果有任何（它能给我们带来的），（那么也是）完全相反的。