The discussion centers around personal strategies for processing news that can feel overwhelming, particularly for those with high empathy or sensitivity. One user shares their journey of using body-centered trauma therapy to establish boundaries, paired with a non-isolating approach to news consumption. Another user describes technical methods to create a personalized news experience by utilizing RSS feeds and a PHP web page to filter out unwanted elements from news websites, emphasizing a preference for text over images. There's also a critique of current news media for prioritizing sensationalism over quality, raising concerns about bias and untrustworthy information. The importance of curating news consumption carefully is echoed, with a note on using local news amidst larger, potentially biased publications.