You raise absolutely valid points, but the obvious counterargument to your point is that serious journalism still exists. Tabloid click bait nonsense has been around since the printing press, and serious journalism has still existed throughout all of it. To say that “news agencies don’t cover real news anymore” is hardly different than the pearl-clutching nonsense from the very same tabloids you’re railing against.

I’m not trying to defend this schlock, just reassuring that quality journalism is under no threat of actually dying. As long as there are people who want to be heard, they’ll find a way to be heard.