I think media and finance had it very early. Here is a story with picture of old newsrooms. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-newsroom-rush-of-old-2341

I think media and finance had it very early. Here is a story with picture of old newsrooms. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-newsroom-rush-of-old-234187/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-newsroom-rush-of-... What strikes me is the high level of communication and coordination across individualS required to do that work. This seems to be the quality that newsrooms and trading floors are optimized for.