city room

noun

the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news

• Syn: ↑city desk

• Hypernyms: ↑editorial department

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noun

1.

a. : the room or department where local news is handled in a newspaper editorial office

b. : the personnel of such a room or department

2. : a newspaper editorial room

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1. the room in which local news is handled for a newspaper, a radio or television station, or for another journalistic agency.

2. the editorial staff of this room.

[1915-20]

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city room,

the room or office of a newspaper assigned to a city editor and his staff.