However, a newsletter or a status update on social media seem like they would cover that type of information.
But they're not "news" in the common usage made of that word by any stretch of the imagination.
The reason it's called "journalism" is because newspapers started as daily journals of what ships were coming into port, and what cargo was expected.
Boring, mundane, everyday, very local news.
The point was that people more and more disassociate these things with "news", and when they say they're not reading the news, that's not what they mean — regardless of the origin of the word "journalism".
The fact they don't refer to that as news might however have to do with the fact that information comes to them through apps that are not news apps. (Weather app, social media apps, etc.).
I'm also puzzled as to the statement that "all news is local." No, when you watch the news, most news is definitely remote and irrelevant to the life of the people who watch it. That's why they stop watching/reading it, usually.
Today the news told me that a particular road I use to get to work is closed.
Yesterday the news told me that a charity I usually contribute to, but forgot to this year, is falling short of its annual fundraising goal.
Last week the news told me that a product I use has been recalled for safety reasons.
The only people who say that the news is irrelevant to their lives are people who don't actually consume the news, and choose to imagine that the reality is identical to the parody in their minds.
There are more news sources today than ever. If you don't like the one in front of you, there are others.