"Real time" has a place but it's severely misapplied as a value for a broad swath of news that just isn't that urgent. Minimizing reporting time and maximizing engagement just ends up optimizing for a discourse with minimal nuance that keeps us reacting by keeping us angry. It's not a new problem; the 24 hour cable news cycle has had the same effect. But social media has made it much worse. We sorely need a cultural shift towards chilling out and waiting for news to develop.