How to Cite Newspapers in Text

APA Style

• 1

  Begin your citation with the last name of the author. For example:

  Thomas

• 2

  Place a comma after the author's last name. For example:

  Thomas,

• 3

  List the year in which the article was published, followed by a comma. For example:

  Thomas, 1989,

• 4

  Finish your citation with a "p" and a period, followed by the page number on which the article begins. For example:

  Thomas, 1989, p. A1

• 5

  Enclose your citation in parentheses. For example:

  (Thomas, 1989, p. A1)

• 6

  Position your citation so that it comes directly after the quoted or paraphrased passage. For example:

  A New York Times article that month decried the "shameful spectacle to which our political discourse has stooped" (Thomas, 1989, p. A1).

MLA Style

• 7

  Begin your citation with the last name of the author. For example:

  Thomas

• 8

  End your citation with the page number on which the article begins. For example:

  Thomas A1

• 9

  Enclose your citation in parentheses. For example:

  (Thomas A1)

• 10

  Position your citation so that it comes directly after the quoted or paraphrased passage. For example:

  A New York Times article that month decried the "shameful spectacle to which our political discourse has stooped" (Thomas A1).