No, the noun 'news' is not a collective noun.
The noun 'news' is an uncountable noun, a type of aggregate noun, a Word representing an indefinite number of elements or parts.
- The uncountable noun 'news' appears to be plural but is treated as a singular noun, for example, "The news was not good.", or "The news is on at ten."
- Units of an uncountable noun is expressed using a partitive noun (also called a noun counter), for example, "a lotof news", "some news", "a piece of news", etc.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive or fanciful way. The noun 'news' is not a Word for a group.
- A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun, for example, "a heap of news" or "an outpouring of news".
