Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1.
the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical;
- Example: "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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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