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Datelines and Sourcing

A standards note on filing location, timing, and sourcing in world dispatches.

Illustrated local route map for datelined dispatch reporting

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Every dispatch should establish where it was filed, when it was filed, and what reporting or source material it relies on.

Datelines are a basic element of reader orientation, not a stylistic extra.

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