I'm a cartoon-a-holic, and keep my TV on Comedy Central, as well. My wife thinks I'm just a big kid, and well... I am, dammit! What's wrong with that? :)
I'm amazed at how out of touch I am with current events sometimes. I'm not big about watching the news, and what other time I have I tend to try to spend it working on projects and learning new stuff.
Media definitely sensationalizes everything going on. That's their job, that's what they do.
I think it's natural to get into a vicious cycle once you get yourself down. You tend to just sink deeper and deeper.
The minute I start to get down, I just make myself go do something.
-Jason