Wait, where did I praise Reddit for their journalism?

The entire slam against Newsweek was to liken it to Reddit, so you're just affirming my point.

Yes, out of a few million users, a few committed bad acts. Who the Hell could possibly have seen that coming?

The point is not that there are a few bad apples out there, but that Reddit (and other crowd sourced media) have limited ability to police/prevent such actors and their actions. I posit that the editors of Newsweek and other assorted old media have more control over their reporters both before and after the story is published.