city desk

American  

noun

1. a newspaper department responsible for editing local news.

2. British. Also City desk the department of a newspaper handling financial news.

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city desk British  

noun

1. the department of a newspaper office dealing with financial and commercial news

2. the department of a newspaper office dealing with local news

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Etymology

Origin of city desk

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

Journalists fortunate enough to have started their careers at small-town newspapers or on city desks at metro dailies know about the jailhouse mail.

From New York Times

When I was a young reporter on the city desk of the Miami Herald, I dreamed of catching an assignment that would send me racing to the airport and jumping on a plane.

From Washington Post

During a 43-year career in journalism, he was the Nevada Appeal’s editor in Carson City for more than a decade before running the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s city desk for the next 20 years.

From Washington Times

In 1962, Mr. Wolfe joined The Herald Tribune as a reporter on the city desk, where he found his voice as a social chronicler.

From New York Times

I hung up the phone and steeled myself to look over at the city desk.

From Time