city room

noun
1.
the room in which local news is handled for a newspaper, a radio or television station, or for another journalistic agency.
2.
the editorial staff of this room.

Origin:
1915–20

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city room

noun
the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news [syn: city desk
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city room is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
He was approachable in a city room where a lot of the star reporters or older reporters were not.
It is the nature of journalists to complain, and the city room of a newspaper is really a therapy session.
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