Definition

1. Noun:
   • The editorial department of a newspaper that handles local news: The "city desk" is the section of a newspaper's editorial staff responsible for gathering, editing, and managing news stories about the local area or city where the newspaper is published.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The reporter called the story in to the city desk for immediate editing.
  • She started her career working the night shift at the newspaper's city desk.

Advanced Usage

• "to man the city desk": to be the person in charge of or working at the city desk, especially during a specific shift.
  • As a junior reporter, he was often asked to man the city desk on weekends.

Variants and Related Words

• City editor (n): The editor who is in charge of the city desk and its reporters.
  • The city editor assigned the breaking news story to her top reporter.

Synonyms

• Local news desk: The department handling news from the local area.
• Metro desk: A common alternative term for the department covering metropolitan or city news.

Related Phrases

• To work the desk: To have a job that involves managing news flow from a central editorial position, such as at the city desk.
  • After years as a field reporter, she now prefers to work the desk.

Noun

1. the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news