'Infobesity': How queen coverage could fuel 'news fatigue'

A durvey published in early September investigated "information fatigue", where consumers feel stress and exhaustion at being bombarded by news on multiple platforms. Photo: AFP

Endless live TV feeds, analysts breathlessly picking apart each gesture, newspapers bursting with commentary: Queen Elizabeth II's death has been covered from every angle by the world's media.

But experts have said that blanket coverage like this may only encourage more people to turn off the news entirely – deepening the malaise surrounding the industry.