Journalism, Media The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears:
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Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:
To give a headline to a page or section of a text.
Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter.1974 February 2, Charles Bonnell, “Typewriter In Hand”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 4:
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Entertainment, Lifestyle To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.