Consider relocating NEWS/What's New docs #1242
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Also: should we think about moving this information to a different file altogether? This information isn't just relevant to core developers; it's relevant to any contributors.
It's possible (and easy) for core developers to add NEWS entries to other contributors' PRs, but few core devs do so; the de-facto expectation is that contributors should write their own NEWS entries
Originally posted by @AlexWaygood in #1238 (review)