Newspaper articles? Old pieces (5)
I believe the answer is:
obits
'newspaper articles?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'old pieces' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'pieces' becomes 'bits' (bit is a kind of piece).
'o'+'bits'='OBITS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for obits that I've seen before include "ceremonies" , "No more announcements" , "Death notices (abbr)" .)