翻译news was carried from place by people on foot or by horse

消息被人用步行或者马从一个地方带到另一个地方.
你的意思是不是news was carried from one place to another place by people on foot or by horse?因为你的这个句子只有从什么地方“带走”没有说出“终点”

真正的新闻是人们从他们亲自到达（徒步、骑马、开车等）过的地方获取而来的。

消息通过人们以各种各样的形式传递(如步行骑马)(括号里不用翻译,英语中的异译,)