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Citation Guide: How to cite NEWSPAPERS

Guide to the MLA Citation Style, 9th Edition

How to Cite NEWSPAPERS

APA Newspaper Article Citation

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your References 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 Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, edition, section, pages (p./pp.).

Examples:
Brozan, N. (2002, June 16). Where home is a real sanctuary. New York Times, pp. D11+.

Cold weather chills home building in many states. (2002, February 14). Wall Street Journal, eastern ed., p. B17.

Home building was off in April. (2002, April 17). New York Times, p. C14.

Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon. New York Times, p. D5.

Salij, M . (2001, September 27). These books can help you survive homebuilding. Detroit Free Press, last ed., p. C:8.

How to cite NEWSPAPERS (Electronic Resource)

APA Newspaper Article Citation

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your References 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 Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, edition, section, pages (p./pp.). Retrieved from database name.

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, edition, section, pages (p./pp.). Retrieved date of access, from complete URL

Examples:

Brozan, N. (2002, June 16). Where home is a real sanctuary. New York Times, pp. D11+. Retrieved from ProQuest Newspaper database.

Cold weather chills home building in many states. (2002, February 14). Wall Street Journal, eastern edition, p. B17. ProQuest. Retrieved from ProQuest Newspaper database.

Home building was off in April. (2002, April 17). New York Times, p. C14. Retrieved from ProQuest Newspaper database.

Krauss, C. (2008, August 30). Surge in natural gas has Utah driving cheaply. New York Times. Retrieved September 8, 2008, from http://www.nytimes.com

 

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