newsroom

or news room

[ nooz-room, -room, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈnyuz- /

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noun

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

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Origin of newsroom

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby newsroom

newsperson, newsprint, new-sprung, newsreader, newsreel, newsroom, news service, newsstand, news story, new start, New Stone Age

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How to use newsroom in a sentence

Horn said the messages were published without her permission, and the 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy, vowed to continue its reporting on the group.
Lincoln Project tweeted a co-founder’s private messages after leaders promised to probe sexual harassment claims|Andrea Salcedo|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Some newsrooms also have tested Facebook Messenger for these sorts of engagement initiatives.
Media Briefing: Facebook pivots away from politics –publishers say ‘we’re just along for the ride’|Tim Peterson|February 11, 2021|Digiday
The Local Reporting Network has had a significant impact in the communities where it has partnered with newsrooms.
ProPublica Is Seeking New Applicants for Its Local Reporting Network|by ProPublica|February 5, 2021|ProPublica
Carroll will help oversee a team of local and regional reporters to help guide and elevate investigative projects, working collaboratively with the editors in their home newsrooms and within ProPublica.
Susan Carroll Hired as a Senior Editor for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network|by ProPublica|February 2, 2021|ProPublica

Such is the honor of being a journalist, perhaps nowhere more so than in a newsroom like ours.
Martin Baron, executive editor who oversaw dramatic Washington Post expansion, announces retirement|Paul Farhi|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
The Newsroom aired its final episode on Sunday, already an eternity ago in news-cycle terms.
A Few Great Men Too Many: Aaron Sorkin Doesn’t Think You Can Handle the Truth|Arthur Chu|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Newsroom is over, newsrooms as we traditionally understand them are rapidly declining, and New Media is here to stay.
A Few Great Men Too Many: Aaron Sorkin Doesn’t Think You Can Handle the Truth|Arthur Chu|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That this kind of episode was The Newsroom finale was…confusing.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That fight, and The Newsroom, then, must have been worth it.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such has been the much talked about run of The Newsroom, which ended Sunday night after three seasons.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As she closed the door behind her, she realized that nearly every eye in the apparently-busy newsroom, had focused upon her.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
As she paused just beyond the closed door, every eye in the newsroom focused upon her.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
A sleepy-eyed desk man greeted Penny as she entered the deserted newsroom.
Ghost Beyond the Gate|Mildred A. Wirt
The modern club is a tavern and newsroom, where the members are both guests and landlord.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
Even as a youngster in pigtails, she had haunted the big noisy newsroom, pecking at the typewriters and making a pest of herself.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for newsroom

newsroom

/ (ˈnjuːzˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun

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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