noun
- lines in newspapers or articles showing the date and place of writing or publication
Usage: journalism
Examples
- The reporter checked that all datelines were accurate before submitting the story.
- Newspaper datelines help readers understand when and where events occurred.
- The editor noticed several missing datelines in the morning edition.
- International correspondents must include proper datelines on their dispatches.
- The datelines showed that the articles were filed from three different cities.
- Modern digital publications often display datelines differently than print newspapers.