How to Avoid the Media

Maybe you don't want to hear the ending of the "Sopranos" or "Harry Potter." Or perhaps you can't bear yet another story about Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton. Whatever your reason for needing to steer clear of the news, there is help.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Leave the computer off. Don't log onto the Internet for any reason in order to avoid the media. If you must, only go to the sites that you are certain to not see an offending headline or news blurb. Check only your work or school email address, and leave any AOL or Yahoo! for a later date.
2. Listen to things you know will have no newsworthy information while in your car. Pop in a CD, listen to your MP3 player, or drive in silence. When you have to avoid the media, silence can be golden.
3. Tune out the crowd. At work or school, leave your MP3 player on loud enough to drown everyone out. They may begin talking about Harry Potter before you have a chance to run the other way. If you do hear a conversation begin about a topic you want to avoid, simply turn away and begin to talking to someone else in a loud voice to drown them out.
4. Don't buy a recent newspaper or magazine. To avoid the media you must be vigilant about turning a blind eye to any form of information that may leak stories about your missed show or give another account of how Paris Hilton fared in jail.