Contrasting newsrooms

A good liitle piece from the Editor's weblog looking at the 21st Century newsroom.It compares the offices of the New Yorker with those of Bloomberg.

The former has based its design

by making the newsroom a distinct architectural element, has tried to give reporters and editors pride of place. Inside, however, the newsroom feels enormous and austere.

http://www.editorsweblog.org/print_newspapers//2007/08/what_should_a_newsroom_look_like_in_the.php#more
Whereas the Bloomberg offices are designd for the digital age and have

Flat–panel monitors and long screens constantly display news and internal information. Every floor has glass-enclosed conference rooms and glass-enclosed ‘private’ offices: the point being, staffers are visible at all times.