news desk

noun

: the office where news is gathered to be reported in a newspaper, on television, etc.

Examples of news desk 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.
First off, our breaking news desk is second to none. Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 Arianna Johnson Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science. Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Arianna Johnson is a reporter on the Forbes news desk who covers explainers and trends, with a frequent focus on health and science. Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Those who previously worked as a digital news writer or editor, or news desk producer or editor, working in separate structures and performing often duplicative tasks, will join unified teams in the US and our main international hubs. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2024 Fey, 53, and Poehler, 52, appeared behind the iconic Weekend Update news desk to offer jokes about each of Monday's nominees for outstanding live variety special. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 For example, the former head of TMZ’s news desk was the son of the assistant sheriff in Orange County. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023 As The Times’ Meg James reports, among the departments hit by the layoffs are photography, audio, audience engagement, and the copy and news desks — in November 2021, my colleague Denise Florez outlined in the newsletter what a news desk editor does. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023 The National Association of Black Journalists issued a scathing statement in early May, slamming NFL Media for lacking a single Black manager or full-time employee on its news desk. Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023

Dictionary Entries Near news desk

Cite this Entry

“News desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20desk. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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!