byline

noun

by·line | \ ˈbī-ˌlīn

Definition of byline

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a secondary line : sideline

2 : a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name

byline

verb

bylined; bylining; bylines

Definition of byline (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to write (an article) under a byline

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Syndicated radio host Dana Loesch questioned if Farrow -- who helped launch the #MeToo movement with his reporting on disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein – was given a byline to add credibility to the report. — Brian Flood, Fox News, "Critics condemn New Yorker over uncorroborated Kavanaugh story: 'Lazy at best, slimy at worst'," 24 Sep. 2018 Readers who pay careful attention may have noticed a new byline attached to an article yesterday. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Please join us in welcoming Ars’ newest contributor, Jennifer Ouellette," 16 Aug. 2018 Hemingway stayed too, taking up with Mary Welsh, a pretty young journalist with bylines for Time and the Daily Express. — Paula Mclain, Town & Country, "The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase," 12 July 2018 His Role Hazard is a winger by trade, but is far from a classic byline speedster like Leroy Sane. — SI.com, "A New Galactico: How Eden Hazard Could Fit in at Real Madrid," 10 Jan. 2018 Gray was brought down on the byline by a clumsy challenge from Dummet, who was having a half to forget. — SI.com, "Watford 2-1 Newcastle United: Hornets Hang On to Secure Premier League Status for Another Season," 5 May 2018 Sun-Times editor Chris Fusco apologized for the error, as did columnist Neil Steinberg, whose byline was on the piece. — Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, "Media / Whoa / News The Sun-Times published a pre-death obituary for Karen Lewis. What’s wrong with that?," 9 Jan. 2018 The byline for Rico Gagliano was incorrectly omitted from an Off Duty article Saturday about day trips from Los Angeles. — WSJ, "Corrections & Amplifications," 6 Aug. 2018 But Jarrod Agen, his communications director, tweeted that Pence always puts his byline on opinion pieces. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, "New York Times op-ed sparks denials from Trump staff: A list of officials claiming they're not the author," 7 Sep. 2018

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