>"well-established reputation for bias and shoddy journalistic practices - moreso than other news outlets."
How about a citation for that assertion? Reputation among whom?
Buzzfeed News is rated in the category "Most Reliable for News" and "Reliable for news, but high in analysis / opinion content" similar to WSJ and, CNN, and FT.
[1]http://gatewayjr.org/how-a-popular-media-bias-chart-determin...