dateline

Etymology

From date + line.

noun

1. (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.
   Other bits of furniture include the dateline, which says where a journalist is reporting from – historically with the date of dispatch, eg “Buenos Aires, 1 March.” 31 January 2023, Elisabeth Ribbans, “The perils of using journalist jargon outside the newsroom”, in The Guardian
2. Misspelling of deadline.

verb

1. To attach a dateline to a particular document
   He datelined the entry: "Oxford Mississippi, 27 January, 1926." 1993, Joel Williamson, William Faulkner and Southern History, page 207