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@@ -3720,13 +3720,16 @@ Read the list of channels from @var{file} instead of
 evaluates to a list of channel objects.  @xref{Channels}, for more
 information.
 
+@cindex channel news
 @item --news
 @itemx -N
-Display the list of packages added or upgraded since the previous generation.
+Display the list of packages added or upgraded since the previous
+generation, as well as, occasionally, news written by channel authors
+for their users (@pxref{Channels, Writing Channel News}).
 
-This is the same information as displayed upon @command{guix pull} completion,
-but without ellipses; it is also similar to the output of @command{guix pull
--l} for the last generation (see below).
+The package information is the same as displayed upon @command{guix
+pull} completion, but without ellipses; it is also similar to the output
+of @command{guix pull -l} for the last generation (see below).
 
 @item --list-generations[=@var{pattern}]
 @itemx -l [@var{pattern}]