dateline

[ deyt-lahyn ]

noun

1. a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.

verb (used with object)

, date·lined, date·lin·ing.

1. to furnish (a news story) with a dateline:

   He datelines his reports Damascus.

dateline

/ ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn /

noun

1. journalism the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article

Word History and Origins

Origin of dateline¹

First recorded in 1885–90; date ¹ + line ¹

Example Sentences

His Senate office released a statement — with a Jersey City, New Jersey, dateline — while he was in U.S.

From Seattle Times

Storms of sufficient wind speed are called hurricanes if they form east of the international dateline, and typhoons if they form to the west of the line.

From Seattle Times

This story has been corrected to note that the dateline is Philadelphia rather than Norristown.

From Seattle Times

In the grim aftermath of Nov. 22, 1963, the city’s darkest day, Dallas became a dateline of infamy.

From Seattle Times

This story was updated to correct the spelling of Clayton in the dateline.

From Seattle Times