Larry Magid: Is the internet responsible for increased anxiety?

I’m not a mental health professional, but it’s obvious to me that many people today are dealing with stress, anxiety, fear and depression. This can be true for people of any age and background, but there are special considerations when it comes to young people and marginalized people, especially if they feel they are under attack, such as many in the LGBTQ+ community.

Some of this anxiety stems from exposure to media, but the media is – for the most part – the messenger of scary news, not the cause of it. The news media didn’t cause a shooter to kill three children and three adults at a

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