news desk

Broadcast journalism hub

A news desk is the department within a news organization responsible for gathering, writing, and coordinating news coverage.

It's where editors assign stories, reporters check in, and breaking news gets processed.

The term also refers to the physical workspace—the cluster of desks and screens—where this activity happens: She called the news desk with a tip.

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editorial function

news deskdistribution center

Facility for routing goods

back office · archives · legal department · HR department · mailroom

content timeliness

news deskarchives

Stored historical documents

morgue · library · historical records · back issues · old news

information authenticity

news desktroll farm

Organized disinformation operation

spin room

Family

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