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Dateline vs. Headline

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Datelinenoun

(journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

Headlinenoun

(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

‘The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."’;

Datelineverb

To attach a dateline to a particular document

Headlinenoun

The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

Datelinenoun

an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

Headlinenoun

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

Datelinenoun

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

Headlinenoun

(nautical) A headrope.

Datelineverb

mark with a date and place;

‘dateline a newspaper article’;

Headlineverb

To have top billing; to be the main attraction.

Dateline

A dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. In the case of articles reprinted from wire services, the distributing organization is also included (though the originating one is not).

Headlinenoun

The line at the head or top of a page.

Headlinenoun

See Headrope.

Headlinenoun

A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.

Headlinenoun

A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.

Headlineverb

To mention in a headline.

Headlineverb

To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).

Headlineverb

To publicise prominently in an advertisement.

Headlinenoun

the heading or caption of a newspaper article

Headlineverb

publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

Headlineverb

provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

Headline

The headline or heading is the text indicating the nature of the article below it. The large type front page headline did not come into use until the late 19th century when increased competition between newspapers led to the use of attention-getting headlines.

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