What is Network News?

Network news is a wealth of information broken down into subject categories called newsgroups. The information, or "articles", that make up the "news" are written by people interested in the topic. Articles are posted to the newsgroup so that others can read, reply and comment on them.

Some newsgroups are devoted to current events and headlines. However, network news usually describes topical discussion groups, not "the news" in the traditional sense.