newsroom

noun

news·​room ˈnüz-ˌrüm How to pronounce newsroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m,
ˈnyüz-
1
: a place (such as an office) where news is prepared for publication or broadcast
2

Examples of newsroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025 ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025 Greg Daniels, who co-created all three shows, has said that the newsroom setting was attractive because newspapers play a vital democratic role but are in increasingly dire straits—zombified by unscrupulous owners who come in and cut the journalism to the bone. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 This story was produced andoriginally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newsroom

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of newsroom was in 1862

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Newsroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsroom. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on newsroom

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!