newsroom
noun
Simple meaning
The staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
noozroomSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnuzɹum
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
“Every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom.”
An office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
Used this way, newsroom is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
“Every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- journalismnoun
- editornoun
- reporternoun
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