UPDATE your_table SET your_field = REPLACE(your_field, 'articles/updates/', 'articles/news/') WHERE your_field LIKE '%articles/updates/%'
Now rows that were like
http://www.example.com/articles/updates/43
will be
UPDATE your_table SET your_field = REPLACE(your_field, 'articles/updates/', 'articles/news/') WHERE your_field LIKE '%articles/updates/%'
Now rows that were like
http://www.example.com/articles/updates/43
will be