good news; favorable information
Formal or literary term for news that something has gone well or turned out favorably. Often used in written correspondence or announcements.
news of an outcome; report on how something went
Formal/literary term for news about whether something succeeded or failed. Can be neutral, but often implies awaiting a result.
Good news arrived, and everyone was relieved.
We can only wait for news of the selection outcome.
便り is a common word for 'letter' or 'news from someone', whereas 吉左右 is more formal and focuses on the result of an event.
A Sino-Japanese expression combining 吉 “favorable” with 左右 in its classical sense “news, report, or outcome,” hence “good news” or a favorable report.