A dateline is a short piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filed, though the date is often omitted. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth In the case of articles reprinted from wire services, the distributing organization is also included (though the originating one is not). News agency (alternative A news agency is an organization of Journalists established to supply News reports to organizations in the News trade Datelines are traditionally placed on the first line of the text of the article, before the first sentence.

The location appears first, usually starting with the city in which the reporter has written or dispatched the report. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A reporter is a type of Journalist who Researches and presents information in certain types of Mass media. City names are usually printed in uppercase, though this can vary from one publication to another. The political division and/or nation the city is in may follow, but they may be dropped if the city name is widely recognizable due to its size or political importance (a national capital, for instance). A political division is a Term of art of Geography defining the concept of a geographic Region accepted to be in A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered The date of the report comes after, followed by an em dash surrounded by spaces, and then the article. A dash is a Punctuation mark It is longer than a Hyphen and is used differently

A typical newspaper dateline might read

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 2 — The outlook was uncertain today as . . .

The same story if pulled from the Associated Press (AP) wire might appear as

BEIRUT (AP) — The outlook was uncertain today as . The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio . .

Datelines can take on some unusual forms. When reporters collaborate on a story, two different locations might be listed. In other cases, the exact location may be unknown or intentionally imprecise, such as when covering military operations while on a ship at sea or following an invasion force. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size

Other media

The concept of a dateline has been adapted to television. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Reporters on news programs might have their location mentioned in an introduction from the news anchor ("Here now from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, is reporter Nigel Obediah Culpepper"). A field reporter might also end their stories with the dateline, especially if the segment is recorded and not live. (For example, the last bit of a report could sound like ". . . prompting an investigation into the matter. Richard Hansen, NBC News, London. ")

The term has also been used as the name for a few current affairs TV shows:

• Dateline NBC, an American show on the NBC network. Current affairs is a Genre of Broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of News stories that have recently occurred Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a US weekly television Newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABC 's The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
• Dateline, an Australian show on the SBS network. Dateline is an Australian television current affairs program broadcast on SBS TV. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the
• Dateline London, a British show on BBC World. Dateline London is a weekly news discussion program on BBC World News, also shown on Saturday mornings on BBC News. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located