I've developed a wonderful ability to 'tune-out' when stupid, inane and non-newsworthy articles come on TV. That said, I generally only watch the Ten morning news to catch up on what's happened overnight.
I get most of my news from ABC online, that way I can selectively choose what articles I want to view. Then again, their news titles are sometimes quite cryptic so a title called, 'Warriors mauled by Tigers in jungle horror' is probably only about rugby.