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Assignment desk

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, assignment desk means: The newsroom team that coordinates reporting assignments and monitors incoming information.

In Turkish: haber görevlendirme masası, haber koordinasyon masası

How it is used

Use for the coordination function or team, especially in broadcast newsrooms.

Example sentences

  1. The assignment desk redirected a camera crew when the bridge was closed.

    The desk changes deployments when a developing story demands attention.

  2. Call the assignment desk before leaving the courthouse for another interview.

    Reporters keep the coordinating team informed of their availability.

Common collocations

  • contact the assignment desk
  • assignment desk editor
  • staff the assignment desk
  • newsroomThe office where journalists and editors of a newspaper, broadcaster or news website work together to gather, write and publish the news; also the team itself.
  • reporterA journalist whose main job is to find out what is happening, talk to people, collect facts and write or broadcast news stories about it.

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