By-line
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?
Historical Examples
The Scapegoat Richard Maples
Pursuit Lester del Rey
Saboteurs on the River Mildred A. Wirt
Signal in the Dark Mildred A. Wirt
The Enormous Room Horace Leonard Gold
Filipino Popular Tales Dean S. Fansler
noun
(journalism) a line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author’s name
(soccer) another word for touchline
n.
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