Dateline vs. Headline — What's the Difference?

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).

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.

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

The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.

(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.

Often headlines An important or sensational piece of news.

Misspelling of deadline

A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.

To attach a dateline to a particular document

To supply (a page or passage) with a headline.

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

To present or promote as a headliner

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

To serve as the headliner of

Mark with a date and place;

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

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

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

(nautical) A headrope.

To give a headline to a page or section of a text.

To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

The line at the head or top of a page.

See Headrope.

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.

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.

To mention in a headline.

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

To publicise prominently in an advertisement.

The heading or caption of a newspaper article

Publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

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