Newspaper articles, especially pre-internet era, require an attention span longer than 3 seconds to get through. Content had an editorial process, a physical body was held accountable for content. There are tons of differences that make a newspaper a better media for your brain to consume.
Most people I saw reading the newspaper on the subway were reading either a cheap tabloid or the free paper distributed on the subway.
I aim to not read news throughout the day. Any breaking event is usually poorly reported and gets a lot of things wrong. I prefer to wait until the next day and read the online WSJ copy of the day's paper. I believe it gives me a better idea of what's going on in the world that what others get through social media.
I prefer to wait a few years for the documentary, to really fledge out those details.
More worthy is hard to measure. Newspapers have to follow a process in order to publish, including gathering sources, reporting, etc. A Facebook post has none of that.
I do still read regular newspapers (print versions in digital format). The quality difference to online news media is gigantic. Depends on what you consume of course.