Byline strike

How it is used

Use when names are collectively withheld as a protest; publication may continue during the action.

Example sentences

1. The byline strike left the front page's reports without the journalists' names.

   The visible absence of names is the form of protest.

2. Staff explained the byline strike in a statement about proposed newsroom cuts.

   Readers may need an explanation to understand why bylines have disappeared.

Common collocations

• stage a byline strike
• join a byline strike
• announce a byline strike

Related terms

• bylineThe line at the top or bottom of an article that gives the name of the journalist who wrote it, sometimes with their job title or location.
• newsroomThe office where journalists and editors of a newspaper, broadcaster or news website work together to gather, write and publish the news; also the team itself.

More terms: The Press and the Media Industry

• the press
• media outlet
• tabloid
• broadsheet
• circulation
• readership
• freelancer
• news desert
• ghost newspaper
• media capture
• public service media
• community radio