Citation Guide: How to cite NEWSPAPERS

 MLA Newspaper Article Citation

• Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced
• Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented

Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, edition, Date of Publication, section & page.  

Newspaper article with no edition or section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Date of Publication, page.  

Newspaper article with an edition:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, ed., Date of Publication, page. 

Newspaper article with a section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Date of Publication, section.  

Newspaper article with an edition and section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, ed., Date of Publication, section.  

Examples:
Brozan, Nadine. "Where Home is a Real Sanctuary." New York Times, 16 June 2002, p. 11:1+.  

"Cold Weather Chills Home Building in Many States." Wall Street Journal, Easter ed., 14 Feb. 2002, p. B17.  

"Home Building Was Off in April." New York Times, 17 May 2002, p. C14.  

Rosenberg, Geanne. "Electronic Discovery Proves an Effective Legal Weapon." New York Times, late ed., 31 Mar. 1997, p. D5.  

Salij, Marta. "These Books Can Help You Survive Homebuilding." Detroit Free Press, final ed., 27 Sep. 2001, p. C:8. 

MLA Newspaper Article Citation

• Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced.
• Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented.

Author's Last Name, First Name Middle name or initial. "Article Title." Newspaper title, Date of publication, section & pages. Database, Link. Date of access.

Examples:

“Barnes and Noble Education Launches AI Content Detector on Bartleby.” Business Wire, 15 Mar. 2023. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edsbig&AN=edsbig.A741284313&site=eds-live. 28 Mar. 2023.

Guilford, Gwynn. "Work-From-Home Era Ends for Millions of Americans." Wall Street Journal, 25 Mar. 2023, www.wsj.com/articles/work-from-home-era-ends-for-millions-of-americans-8bb75367?st=afsw1awt7lede6d&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink. 28 Mar. 2023.