noun
morgue
An archive of reference materials kept by a newspaper.
The reporter searches the newspaper's morgue for articles about the mayor.
Etymology
The newspaper archive borrows the name of a place where bodies are kept. It stores old clippings and reference material that can be brought back into use for later reporting.
More examples
- Our newspaper's morgue holds decades of local election coverage.
- She found the original photograph in the paper's morgue.
- Both newspapers keep extensive morgues of clippings and photographs.
Forms
morgue · morgues
Similar words
- archive
- Covers preserved records generally, not specifically newspaper reference materials.
- library
- Usually emphasizes organized collections for reading, study, or borrowing.