city desk

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noun

a newspaper department responsible for editing local news.

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

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Origin of city desk

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby city desk

city chambers, city clerk, City Code, City Company, city council, city desk, city edition, city editor, city father, cityfied, city hall

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How to use city desk in a sentence

He previously served as Justice Department reporter for The Wall Street Journal and as a city desk reporter at the Baltimore Sun.
Should Gays Ditch California?|Joe Mathews|May 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He previously served as Justice Department reporter for the Wall Street Journal and as a city desk reporter at the Baltimore Sun.
Arnold's Hollywood Problem|Joe Mathews|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The reporter presents himself at the city desk, tells what he has got, and is told by the city editor, “Write a stickful.”
When Winter Comes to Main Street|Grant Martin Overton
He immediately left the zone of the city desk for a telephone booth.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath

It then takes up sources of news, methods of getting stories, and the preparation of copy for the city desk.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
Then he rose and distributed the pieces in the several yawning waste baskets which strewed the aisle leading to the city desk.
The Million Dollar Mystery|Harold MacGrath
She jumped as the receiver was taken down and a voice barked: “City desk.”
Danger at the Drawbridge|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for city desk

city desk

noun

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

US and Canadian the department of a newspaper office dealing with local news

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