Journalism & Media vocabulary · Editing and the Newsroom
Newsroom
Meaning in journalism & media, with examples
/ˈnjuːzruːm/nounCore term
In journalism & media, newsroom means: The 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.
In Turkish: haber merkezi, yazı işleri, haber odası
How it is used
Used for both the place and the people: the newsroom is busy, the newsroom voted, newsroom culture. Modern outlets talk about integrated or digital-first newsrooms that serve print, web and video together.
Example sentences
The newsroom went quiet when the first pictures from the earthquake came in.
Our newsroom now publishes online first and prints a selection of stories the next morning.
Common collocations
busy newsroom
newsroom staff
digital newsroom
join the newsroom
newsroom culture
Related terms
editorA journalist who decides what is published or broadcast and checks, corrects and improves other people's work; also the person in charge of a whole publication or section.
deadlineThe latest time by which a story, photo or programme item must be finished and handed in so that it can be published or broadcast.
editor-in-chiefThe most senior editor of a newspaper, magazine, broadcaster or website, who is responsible for all its content and editorial decisions.
copy editorAn editor who checks and corrects reporters' text for accuracy, grammar, style and length, and often writes headlines and captions.
