dateline

American  

[deyt-lahyn] / ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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verb (used with object)

datelined, datelining

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

   He datelines his reports Damascus.

dateline British  

/ ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dateline

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

Example Sentences

The news agency made sure not to give any clue as to its sources: the article didn’t carry a byline or a dateline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

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 • Feb. 5, 2024

“Everybody west of the international dateline is highly attuned to assuring that China doesn’t miscalculate.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Tonga is an archipelago of 176 islands with a population of just over 100,000 people, situated southeast of Fiji and just west of the international dateline.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2022

The United Mine Workers of America petitioned for a special prosecutor in an effort to insure an unbiased prosecution, dateline: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1923.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell