Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A phrase at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article that gives the date and place of its origin.

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  • noun journalism A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the date and place of origin.
  • verb To attach a dateline to a particular document

Etymologies

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date +‎ line

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Examples

  • This week's column carries what in the news business is called a dateline, signifying physical presence.

    Social Networking in the Digital Age 2008

  • CHOICE OF NAMES: In most cases, the name of the nation in a dateline is the conventionally accepted short form of its official name: Argentina, for example, rather than Republic of Argentina.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • CHOICE OF NAMES: In most cases, the name of the nation in a dateline is the conventionally accepted short form of its official name: Argentina, for example, rather than Republic of Argentina.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

  • You then give reporters a ride into the jungle, providing what in the news business is called a dateline, which suggests an eyewitness account, and you encourage the gullible to disseminate only your version and its lies.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

  • The dateline is the Supreme Court made that decision on June 25th.

    Democracy Now! 2009

  • You then give reporters a ride into the jungle, providing what in the news business is called a dateline, which suggests an eyewitness account, and you encourage the gullible to disseminate only your version and its lies.

    Palestine Blogs aggregator 2009

  • You then give reporters a ride into the jungle, providing what in the news business is called a dateline, which suggests an eyewitness account, and you encourage the gullible to disseminate only your version and its lies.

    body on the line 2009

  • Crucially, Gannon, with a Qana "dateline" to her first piece, was there at the time - and lied.

    Part 8 - Discussion and conclusions Richard 2006

  • Maybe I shouldn't have started this post with the word "dateline" ...

    I'll have what she's having Sinfonian 2006

  • Maybe I shouldn't have started this post with the word "dateline" ...

    Archive 2006-11-19 Sinfonian 2006

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