Seligson, for example, was jealous of people who got their bylines in the New York Times.

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Now after studying business at Drexel University and journalism at NYU, I compete for bylines, primarily writing about the business of sports.

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According to a new study, 76% of news articles covering the GOP presidential primary and 72% of stories covering the general election had male bylines.

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For every profile I stalk that makes me contemplate the choices I did or didn't make, someone out there may be thinking the same thing about my latest vacation photos or newest bylines.

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Some of the new signals used by its algorithm are meant to detect bigness: the number of different bylines it publishes, the number of foreign bureaus it boasts, the sheer volume of copy it cranks out in a given day.

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There are no bylines, no authorship.

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