news·room

(no͞oz′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′, nyo͞oz′-)

A room, as in a newspaper office or radio or television station, where news stories are written and edited.

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newsroom

(ˈnjuːzˌruːm; -ˌrʊm)

(Journalism & Publishing) a room in a newspaper office or television or radio station, where news is received and prepared for publication or broadcasting

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

news′room`

or news′ room`,

an office, as of a newspaper or broadcasting organization, in which the news is processed.

[1810–20]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	newsroom - the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom" staff - personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
	2.	newsroom - an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
	3.	newsroom - a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read reading room - a room set aside for reading

Translations

newsroom

[ˈnjuːzrʊm] N → sala f de redacción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

newsroom

[ˈnjuːzruːm] n (PRESS, RADIO, TV) → salle f de rédaction

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

newsroom

[ˈnjuːzˌrʊm] n → redazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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We must be deliberate on making the newsroom a conducive working environment for women.This includes enactment of policies that ensure protection and safety of women against sexual harassment, intimidation and unnecessary threats, plus contractual protection that will see women advance a balance between jobs and their family goals, including paid parental leave policies.

Level the ground for women in newsrooms

A professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Ibadan, Adenike Akinjobi, has said that the relationship between the classroom and the newsroom is mutual and as such, both should benefit from each other's strengths, especially in the acquisition of communication skills.

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US newspaper newsroom employees fell from 71,000 in 2008 to 39,000 in 2017, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures cited by the Pew Research Center.

Number of US newspaper newsroom employees down sharply: survey