Comments on: Designing a Newsroom

By: Kelsey Schnell, Creative Developer

Kelsey Schnell, Creative Developer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:50:47 +0000

A couch seems like a good idea, but I’ve heard some stories about couches in newsrooms being used for inappropriate office behavior.

Yeah, we’ll leave it at that.

Having other newspapers in your newsroom is a good thing. Even if they aren’t big, national papers, a couple of them to compare how they handled similar stories is good.

Also, lots of flat surfaces for editing and spreading pages out.

Comfy chairs, since you’ll be sitting for awhile, and some wall or plaque or something to honor people who’ve done good work. Doesn’t have to be every week, doesn’t have to be a set time, just tell people they’ve done a good job when they’ve done a good job and let the rest of the staff know too.

Last, coffee pot.

Post some photos when you get things set up, please.

By: mnash

mnash — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:05:31 +0000

Also copy-editing bins and a huuuge conference table.

By: mnash

mnash — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:03:14 +0000

A couch to sleep on

A light-up framed portrait of the Virgin Mary

Laminated cut-outs of Nancy Drew with speech bubbles reminding you not to eat near the computers

Two typewriters

A fedora

File cabinets (MANY — for archives, electronics, etc)

Bookshelf

“Wall of Inspiration” (especially helpful for layout ideas)

Giant banner boasting the words “FACT CHECK THAT SHIT”

Of course, those are all just suggestions.

By: Prodigybiz

Prodigybiz — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:23:09 +0000

I dont have pointers for furnishing a newsroom since my paper does not have one.
May I ask, how did you manage to have a new one built? Who funded it? Thanks.