the.com/masthead
The ego wall of a publication — who's in charge, printed where no one reads it.
means The section of a newspaper or magazine (or its website) that lists the publication's name, owners, editors, and staff, usually tucked near the front or bottom where it's officially present but rarely read.
from Literally borrowed from ships — the masthead is the top of a sailing vessel's mast, the highest, most visible point from which flags and colors were flown to declare who the ship belonged to. Newspapers adopted the word for the title display at the top of the front page (the paper's 'flag'), and over time the term drifted to also cover the nearby block of staff names and ownership details — the publication's own flag of identity, run up the pole for the record.
- origin
- named for the ship's mast flag showing ownership
- location
- print editions bury it near page two
- contains
- editors, publishers, and the occasional vanity title
- web twist
- online often means the big logo banner instead