No.

This is why we dont have cool things any more... we make up our own knowledge just because it seems to fit

NORTH EAST WEST SOUTH

At least that's what they taught us in journalism school

Lol, imagine if "sports" was part of the origin story of news as a concept.

From the Etymonline website:

news (n.) late 14c., "new things," plural of new (n.) "new thing" (see new (adj.)); after French nouvelles, which was used in Bible translations to render Medieval Latin nova (neuter plural) "news," literally "new things."

The English word was construed as singular at least from the 1560s, but it sometimes still was regarded as plural 17c.-19c. The odd and doubtful construction probably accounts for the absurd folk-etymology (attested by 1640 but originally, and in 18c. usually, in jest-books) that claims it to be an abbreviation of north east south west, as though "information from all quarters of the compass."

The meaning "tidings, intelligence of something that has lately taken place" is from early 15c. The meaning "radio or television program presenting current events" is from 1923. Bad news in the extended sense of "unpleasant person or situation" is from 1926. Expression no news, good news can be traced to 1640s. Expression news to me "something I did not know" is from 1889.

I always assumed it was news as plural. Here's a list of new's. This is new, that is new.

It takes less time to Google that or ask a device, than to post that disinfo

I'm surprised. Merriam-Webster is usually the Urban Dictionary of print dictionaries. I'd have more expected them to change their definition because "muh common usage."

Hacks. OED or death.

N.O. (Negative Order)

Never eat shredded wheat

it's the opposite of olds

No actually means "noteworthy observation" so it's nice to get that validation.

News from Snoops

How many people are like this? I hope it's way less than a percent but experience tells me it's a lot more. 😭

Of course we all know that "news" stands for Never EVER Work Safe.

This is Webster, named after the guy who butchered English for fun and fame? It's like dunning-kruger became a linguistic architect.

Literally is literally not literally except when it literally is literally.

Idk if all the people in this comment section are joking, it means things that are new. New information about the world.

They should've checked this from the authority himself: Gary Busey.

No is really enough but a good addition would be to "Try again and get it right."