1.new information about specific and timely events;
they awaited news of the outcome
2.new information of any kind;
it was news to me
3.a program devoted to news;
we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
4.information reported in a newspaper or news magazine;
the news of my death was greatly exaggerated
5.the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins;
the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial