A byline strike is a type of labor strike in which news reporters, photographers or graphic artists refuse to allow their names to appear in bylines with their stories or other contributions.
[1] The purpose of removing the byline is to attract public and management attention.
The effectiveness of such actions is debated, but a byline strike can provide a means of expressing dissatisfaction without incurring the greater risk of a full strike.
[2][3][4] Analysis or opinion pieces may not run at all during byline strikes, because publishing such contributions without author attribution may not meet editorial standards.
[5] The concept of a "byline strike" arises from the practice of allowing reporters to have a byline removed from a piece which they object to after it has been edited or otherwise altered.