It became the assignment desk, the reporter, and the producer.

The assignment desk is also responsible for assigning reporters to stories or deciding what is covered and what isn't.

Sure enough, it was the assignment desk in New York.

George Hayami, assignment editor, waved from the assignment desk, an elevated station everyone passed on their way into the newsroom.

Leslie saw him come into the newsroom and ran to meet him in front of the assignment desk, her face full of urgency.

George Hayami asked from behind the assignment desk when they reported in.

I don't work the social beat, Dallas, but I can tell the assignment desk to cue on you.

The company has an assignment desk where contributing journalists are informed of news items ripe for press coverage.

She was promoted to a news manager at CNN's domestic assignment desk.

The assignment desk sends out crews to cover those stories.