newsroom n 1: the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom" 2: an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station 3: a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
newsroom \news"room`\, n. A room where news is collected and disseminated, located in the offices of a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast organization; as, the CBS newsroom. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A room where periodicals are sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc. [1913 Webster]