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Webpage on a news website

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Author(s). (Year, Month Day). News article title in italics: Subtitle in italics. News Site. URL

Note: Use this format for articles published in online news sources such as BBC News, HuffPost, CNN, Salon etc., that DO NOT have an associated daily or weekly print newspaper.

Examples:

Shoichet, C. E. (2020, March 12). The 2020 census kicks off across the United States today. It's expected to be the largest in US history. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/us/2020-census-what-you-need-to-know/index.html

  • In-text paraphrase: (Shoichet, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Shoichet, 2020, para. 2).

Hellman, J., &  Bowden, J. (2020, November 11). US surpasses 10 million COVID-19 infections. The Hill. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/525073-us-passes-10-million-covid-19-infections

  • In-text paraphrase: (Hellman & Bowden, 2020). 
  • In-text quote: (Hellman & Bowden, 2020, para. 2).

Newspaper article from a website (that is also in print)

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Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Article title: Article subtitle. Name of Newspaper in italics. URL

Note: Use this format for articles published in online versions of news sources that DO have an associated daily or weekly print newspaper (i.e., New York Times, Wall Street Journal).

Example:

Fox, M. (2020, February 24). Katherine Johnson dies at 101: Mathematician broke barriers at NASA. The New York Times. https://nyti.ms/2SRGVCK

  • In-text paraphrase: (Fox, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Fox, 2020, para. 3).

 

Newspaper article in print

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Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Article title: Article subtitle. Name of Newspaper in italics, Section and number.

Example:

Haddon, H. (2020, February 11). At Popeyes, chicken is on a roll. The Wall Street Journal, B2. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Haddon, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Haddon, 2020, B2). 

 

Newspaper article from a library database

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Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Article title: Article subtitle. Name of Newspaper in italics, Section and number if given. 

Example WITH a section and page number:

Tatum, H. (2021, November 8). Help desk tackles tech questions of younger readers. Washington Post, A17. http://lynn-lang.student.lynn.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/help-desk-tackles-tech-questions-younger-readers/docview/2594375383/se-2?accountid=36334

  • In-text paraphrase: (Tatum, 2021).
  • In-text quote: (Tatum, 2021, A17).

Example with NO section and page number:

Weise, K., & McCabe, D. (2020, August 30). In bid for TikTok, Microsoft flexes its power in Washington. The New York Times. http://lynn-lang.student.lynn.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/bid-tiktok-microsoft-flexes-power-washington/docview/2438997665/se-2?accountid=36334 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Weise & McCabe, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Weise & McCabe, 2020, para. 5).