Your comment might have been correct a few years ago, but these days BuzzFeed News is actually a source of excellent journalism. Many of the best news articles I've read in the past few months came from BuzzFeed News.
Up to a point. They've added some great news coverage, but they still also do the rubbish they always did. There are effectively two Buzzfeeds, not a single reformed entity that is now a credible source.
There is in fact 2 BuzzFeeds. The clickbait stuff is under the banner of BuzzFeed. The news articles are under the banner of BuzzFeed News. And the former pays for the latter, so I find it hard to fault them for it.
Yeah, think of how Vice transitioned from a magazine for art school kids to a broader journalism company covering topics more traditional agencies might've shyed away from.
'BuzzFeed News' does legit journalism. It's nothing to do with clickbait and listicles, which is what butters their bread.
You might be assuming that their stuff that gets shared on Facebook is all they have, but it's not. Check out: https://www.buzzfeed.com/news