English question (asking for a friend)

[karohemd]

What do you call the different departments (politics, economy, sports etc.) of a newspaper organisation (not the physical newspaper)?
In German it's the rather obscure "Ressort".

ETA: Thanks to all who commented, they're called desks.

Comments

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Um... AFAIK they are often called "desks", e.g. "sports desk", "politics desk". But that may be out of date usage, I'm not a journalist.

[trizia.livejournal.com]

Still called 'desks' according ot my journalist friend.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Many thanks!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[spencerpine.livejournal.com]

They're desks. The news desk, the sports desk.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the confirmation.