byline

[ bahy-lahyn ]

/ ˈbaɪˌlaɪn /

Journalism.

a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.

to accompany with a byline: Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous?

Origin of byline

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; by- + line¹

un·by·lined, adjective

bygone, bygones, byke, bylane, bylaw, byline, byliner, byng, byo, byob, byod

Tracie Egan Morissey, who gets the byline for “Disney Dudes' Dicks,” slammed the “makeover.”

Full Frontal Disney: Feminism's Nudity Double Standard |Emily Shire |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was egotistical even as a child, it is noted, infatuated with the sight of his name on a rubber stamp and later as a byline.

My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’ |Tom Shales |July 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Politico posted a condensed version of the brief, and I shared the byline with Ilya.

My Reverse-Cyrano Moment Wooing the Supreme Court |P. J. O’Rourke |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Her byline later appeared on a blog post about how people could apply in the new exchanges.

9 Things Kathleen Sebelius Has Time For |Brandy Zadrozny |October 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

What was the deal with this rather stunning accusation—presented without a byline—of anti-Semitism at the vaunted magazine?

Michael Goldfarb Doesn't Care About Facts |Ali Gharib |February 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A byline meant that a caption directly under the headline would proclaim: “By Elda Hunt.”

Signal in the Dark |Mildred A. Wirt
You see, there was no byline on the story and they said, "Who wrote the story?"

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Our newspaper ran an article by me or I got a byline on it stating this in general which I have stated today.

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
If she proved herself competent, she would take over the column entirely and get the byline.

Helpfully Yours |Evelyn E. Smith
But as he gave the story to a copy reader who would write the headline, he said: “Give her a byline.”

Signal in the Dark |Mildred A. Wirt