Fine word for optimistic view of journalist's worst fears (8)

I believe the answer is:

goodnews

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'optimistic view of journalist's worst fears' is the definition.
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'fine word' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'good' (I've seen this before).
'word' becomes 'news' (word can mean information or news about something).
'good'+'news'='GOODNEWS'

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