ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Byline

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbaɪlaɪn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Byline is a noun meaning (journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.

Meaning

(journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.

More Meanings

  1. (sports) A touchline.
  2. (journalism, transitive) To provide (an article) with a byline.

Example Sentences

Paste Magazine opted not to put a byline on its harsh review of Swift’s album, citing safety concerns for the writer.
Mitchell, Lange and Brus (2013) find that in a top international relations Journal^([sic])—ISQ—83 percent of men's citation are to research bylined by just men, while 57 percent of women's citations are to articles bylined by just men (table 2).

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Related dictionary entries include article, signature, secondary, signing, byeline, strapline.

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