Talking about news.. I think that there should be something like a team which eventually filters the news that could be integrated in-game. I think that in the end, we would just have more ideas to create great roleplay scenes and have fun as well as to create our own scenarios (obviously the integration of some news should not replace In-Game events but eventually help to create unique situations ).
What kind of news am I talking about?
Not those that would affect in a totally direct and profound way the Roleplay ( just like Covid 19 ), but maybe those things that could indirectly "affect" the way of doing Roleplay.
( eg. mild increase of gasoline prices due to oil shortages - to me it is a situation that would not radically change the way of doing roleplay and could create interesting scenes ).