newsroom

American  

[nooz-room, -room, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈnjuz- /

Or news room

noun

1. a room in the offices of a newspaper, news service, or broadcasting organization in which the news is processed.

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newsroom British  

/ ˈnjuːzˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a room in a newspaper office or television or radio station, where news is received and prepared for publication or broadcasting

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Etymology

Origin of newsroom

First recorded in 1810–20

Explanation

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.

Example Sentences

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newsroom

Meanwhile, the smaller Modesto Bee cut three of its 12 journalists, or 25% of the newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Shalini helped conceive a newsroom project exploring the far-reaching ramifications of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“It looked like this newsroom has money and ours doesn’t,” Koman adds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Twenty-five years later, WSJ staff look back at how reporters and editors covered one of the biggest news events in the country’s recent history amid a shattered newsroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Whenever I was at the Daily News, I watched the editors and reporters at work in the newsroom.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls