newsroom

Other forms: newsrooms

A newsroom is the part of a newspaper, radio station, or TV station where news is written, edited, and organized. A newsroom is a pretty exciting place when a big story "breaks."

Any organization where journalists work to produce news has a newsroom — it might be an entire office, or a dedicated area. Long ago, a newsroom would have been full of the sound of typewriters clacking as reporters worked on stories. Today's newsroom is more likely staffed by writers using computers. You could also use this word to talk about the area of a library where you can read newspapers and other periodical, news-related publications.

Definitions of newsroom

1. noun

   an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
   type of:

   business office, office

   place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
2. noun

   the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
   “every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom”

   type of:

   staff

   personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
3. noun

   a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
   type of:

   reading room

   a room set aside for reading