Datelining

/ˈdeɪtlaɪnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of adding a dateline to a piece of writing, especially a news article or dispatch, indicating where and when it was written or published.

Etymology

From 'dateline' as a verb, plus the present participle suffix '-ing'. The practice formalized in journalism to meet reader demand for transparency about news sources.

Kelly Says

War correspondents became famous through datelining from dangerous places—Ernest Hemingway's datelines from Spain during the Civil War gave his dispatches immediate credibility and urgency.

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