Some of these journalists complaining about social media might appreciate what we're doing at Seabird: "These platforms have grown rife with misinformation and vitriol that threaten to diminish public trust in journalism and encourage animosity toward journalists. Unsurprisingly, many within journalism increasingly see these platforms less as opportunities for audience building and engagement and more as challenges to journalism’s economic stability and its credibility among the public."
Journalists are souring on social media platforms, an analysis of 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions suggests
While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, there has been no such change in the perceptions of the people actually using these platforms — the audience.
niemanlab.org