The byline on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name, and often the position, of the writer of the article. Bylines are traditionally placed between the headline and the text of the article, although some magazines (notably Reader's Digest) place bylines at the bottom of the page, to leave more room for graphical elements around the headline. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A headline is text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

A typical newspaper byline might read

Joe Newsman
Staffwriter

A byline can also include a brief article summary, introducing the writer by name

Penning a concise description of a long piece has never been as easy as often appears, as Staffwriter Joe Newsman, now explains:

Magazine bylines, and bylines on opinion pieces, often include biographical information on their subjects. A typical biographical byline on a piece of creative nonfiction might read An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... Creative nonfiction is a genre of literature, also known as literary journalism and narrative journalism, which uses literary skills in the writing of nonfiction. ...

Joe Newsman is working on a book, My Time in Beirut, based on this article. He is returning to the region this summer to gather material for a follow-up essay.

Most modern newspapers and magazines attribute their articles to individual editors, or to wire services. An exception is the British weekly The Economist, which publishes all its material anonymously. A news agency is an organization journalists established to supply news reports to organizations in the news trade: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. ... The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ... Look up anon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also

• pen name
• dateline
• Signature block (SIG)
• Byline (soccer)

RYAN ROCKS THIS WORLD !!!! A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... A dateline is a short piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was filed, though the date is often omitted. ... A signature block (often abbreviated as signature, sig block, sig file, or just sig) is a block of text automatically appended at the bottom of an e-mail message, Usenet article, or forum post. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...