Responded, having read news out (8)
I believe the answer is:
answered
'responded' is the definition.
(answering is a kind of responding)
'read news out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'read'+'news'='readnews'
'readnews' anagrammed gives 'ANSWERED'.
'having' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for answered that I've seen before include "was sufficient" , "Returned" , "Replied or responded" , "Sawn reed (anag.)" , "Fulfilled" .)