I had a telephone interview with a television news station this morning. The man on the other end of the phone told me that the newsroom is no longer called the newsroom, but rather it is the information center. This came as a bit of a surprise to me, because journalism lingo seems to have a long shelf life. But, logically, it does make more sense. Reporters aren’t just reporters anymore. They are editors, photographers, writers and producers. Blogs have places in all news media. “Crossing over” from one medium to the next is commonplace nowadays. So this change is met with a warm reception from me. Newsroom was a bland word. Its connotation brought feelings of tedious discussions of politics and government. But information center sounds jazzier. Not just news, but all types of knowledge can be had from this one location. The ever-evolving news business just got a little cooler.
“Newsroom” Obsolete
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