What does "newsdesk" mean?

The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.

Newsdesk

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Noun

1
The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.

Etymology

From news + desk.

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