NEW ROOM IN NEWSROOM

While news rooms are getting more tech-savvy than ever, we dive into the intricacies of the ideal newsroom setup

- ANISHA GAKHAR

Our favourite prime-time news programmes. From the excruciatingly candid debates to the 3D-animated weather forecasts—every aspect of news is presented to the viewers with a nonchalant smoothness—like it was a task so undemanding. What looks like a no-fuss setup on screen—where we only see the news anchor churn out news like every turn of event on the face of the earth today was on the tip of his tongue—actually involves an unfathomable amount of intricate technology that backs the plain-sailing broadcast of news from the news studio to your TV, laptop or mobile screens.

But, we all have our preferences, when it comes to the kind of news we want to consume. How often? Which topics? Long-or-short-form updates? Written, video or interactive content? The growing list of options for news consumption has led to widespread change in newsrooms around the world, as media outlets jostle to cater to each of us. Digitisation of content along with new digital communication technologies has significantly reshaped the media landscape. Organisations in the news industry are more open to restructuring their processes and workflows, to optimise digital delivery and in turn, garner traction.