http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/news?view=uk http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/... "The original sense of

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/news?view=uk http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/... "The original sense of news was 'new things'; this is long obsolete. Since the 15th century it has been used to mean 'tidings, the report of recent events, new occurrences as a subject or report or talk.'"