I think the AmigaUpdate newsletter is news, yes. I didn't know about it and was happy to read it.
However, I would have preferred to see the newsletter alone as a news item under the announcement section with Targhan's opinion as the first comment.
Seeing the post as it is now doesn't seem appropriate. The mixture of opinion and news is awkward in my opinion. They should be clearly seperated.
Targhan mentionned in an earlier comment that amiga.org doesn't have an editorial departement. Too bad. This would have been an excellent opportunity to write an editorial. First the news is posted alone. Then, an editorial can be posted that argues the newsletter editor's opinions with a link to the news item.
