Definition of "masthead" []

• Nautical The top of a mast. (noun)
• The listing in a newspaper or periodical of information about its staff, operation, and circulation. (noun)
• The title of a newspaper or periodical as it appears across the first page, front cover, or title page of each issue. Also called nameplate. (noun)

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• "I have known and worked with both Craig and Dave for many years, both as a fellow journalist and more recently as a PR person and to say they will be missed from the AV Week masthead is an understatement."
• "If we are equating a blog to a newspaper or a magazine, then technically, that which people are calling a masthead is a nameplate."
• "BTW, some readers mixed up Banner — the box at the top of the website, with masthead, which is a listing of the editorial and administrative staff for a publication."