Counterpoint: "news" is the lie that something important happens every day.
Something remarkable or notable may happen every day, but it's not necessarily the case that something remarkable or notable to a specific person happens every day.
News is there to advertise, plain and simple. Whether it's paid "ads" or (anti)government policy or various lobby groups. It has very little to with 'world events', and more to do with "What will get peoples' attention".