news desks

Where anchors sit

News desks are the central hubs within news organizations where stories are coordinated, assigned, and edited.

Editors at the news desk decide which stories to pursue, dispatch reporters, and manage breaking coverage.

The term also refers to the physical workspace—traditionally a cluster of desks where this coordination happens: The story landed on the news desk at midnight.

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  • phoneHandheld communication device
  • mediaInformation distribution channels
  • editorOne who revises text
  • journalismNews gathering and dissemination
  • storiesAccounts or building levels

newsrooms · reporting · wire services · copy editor · broadcasting · deadline · editorial boards · editing · press · bullpen · mastheads · anchors · papers · notepad · fact-checking · pen · hosts · live report

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Opposites
information function

news desksspin rooms

Post-event media influence areas

sources · informants · newsmakers · press offices · subjects

production role in media

news desksprinting presses

Equipment for mass-producing text

distribution centers · pressrooms · print shops · delivery networks · server farms

information flow direction

news desksreadership

Publication's collective consumers

audience · audiences · subscribers · the public · viewers

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G