How do I keep going as a journalist facing trolls and burnout?

You are good at this and worn out by it. The deadlines never stop, the trolls are cruel, and under it all sits the quiet fear that the work does not even reach anyone. That last one is the heaviest, because it makes you wonder if the toll is for nothing. It is not. The trolls are loud, but loud is not the same as many. The people your work actually reaches rarely write to say so; they just carry what you gave them and move on. Do not let the ones screaming in the comments stand in for your whole audience. They are a sliver, and the worst sliver at that. Guard your attention like it is the tool it is. You cannot pour good work out while soaking in bile all day, so put limits on the noise and protect your focus for the reporting that matters. Pick one story you are proud of and let it remind you why you started. The deadlines will always be there. The reason you do this is worth keeping in sight.