The difference between Dateline and Headline

When used as nouns, dateline means a line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters, whereas headline means the heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

When used as verbs, dateline means to attach a dateline to a particular document, whereas headline means to have top billing.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dateline and Headline

  1. Dateline as a noun (journalism):

    A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.

  1. Dateline as a verb:

    To attach a dateline to a particular document

  1. Headline as a noun (journalism):

    The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

    Examples:

    "synonyms hed"

    "The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."

  2. Headline as a noun (printing, dated):

    The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

  3. Headline as a noun (entertainment):

    The top-billed attraction.

    Examples:

    "synonyms headliner"

  4. Headline as a noun (nautical):

    A headrope.

  1. Headline as a verb (intransitive, entertainment):

    To have top billing; to be the main attraction.

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