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

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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

Lakshmi Ketineni is a newsroom graphics developer and data engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Nova's news portal has responded to threats of journalist boycotts by offering the newsroom a choice: work under the new editors or accept a severance package.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He has spent more than 20 years covering Wall Street, markets and personal finance, and writes Need to Know, drawing on the award-winning analysis and journalism of the newsroom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 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

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