One big reason I watch the news is it’s good background noise to watch passively while doing other things. For a few years now I’ve been kind of done with it, between the ratings-driven sensationalism and decreased focus on local stories.
What kind of YouTube channels People here like to have on in the background. Where it’s interesting, but doesn’t require deep focus.
https://www.youtube.com/@processx
https://www.youtube.com/@Process-X (actually a different one... rip-off name, maybe, but they have different content)
For semi-involved watching (like I usually pay attention, but sometimes multitask and still really enjoy it) are the civil engineering channels. As software guy, especially, I love learning about how the built world is engineered:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AwesomeEngineering
https://www.youtube.com/realengineering
And of course there's https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium and https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt, informative and fun videos on a variety of topics (most of which I don't care that much about, so it's fine to just have on in the background)