You have a good point here. Actually listening to news and even to music on the radio is a lot better than watching it on TV sets or reading and streaming it online. For one, you can save a lot on power consumption and the fact that you don't have to be staring at it the whole time means that you can have lots of free time doing something more worthwhile.
I always get the latest news from my radio both nationally and internationally. It's a great way to get updates as you go about your affairs in the house. The radio in the house is always switched on as it does not use electricity. We Recharge the batteries only and it is quite impressive. It save that little electricity bill.