I am sitting in Columbia So. Carolina at the IfraNewsplex in a "state of the art micro newsroom." Right now we are getting the overview of the whole facility.

• newsflow deck--all tech is wireless. Furniture is mobile and can be re-configured in a second. The desks roll around, the equipment is all portable. The space is acoustically designed to promote small conversations and keep ambient noise down. The light is mostly natural--natural sunlight penetrates the inner structure so that the interiour workspace doesn't have lots of glare. They call the material for the light "soft egg crates."
• entry area has "touchdown stations" that are stand up computers to check email or Internet. Have all platforms.
• they have 9 cellphones (we are going to get them soon. Thus, they consider the phone part of the newsroom, but the phones are mobile and have bluetooth.
• newsflow deck description: main work area, collaborative display wall, workers can work on multiple media simultaneously, newswall-set of dispaly screens, with area split to show TV feeds, web pages, etc. LDC cubes in center and plasma screens on periphery. The rationale is to develp group-think and leverage combined newroom expertise.

I am going to publish this and will continue to update it as the day goes on.