How to Cite a Newspaper Article in an Essay

MLA Format

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  Type the last name of the author of the article, followed by a comma, the first name of the author and a period. For example, Smith, John.

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  Type the title of the article in quotes, capitalizing all of the important words, and then a period inside the second set of quotation marks. For example, "Rising Oil Prices in the Country."

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  Type the name of the newspaper in italics followed by the day, month and year of the issue, using only three letters in the title of the month. For example, New York Times 15 Sep 2011.

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  Type a comma, the edition type (for example, early ed., weekend ed., etc.), a colon, the page number, a period, "Print" and a period. For example, early ed.: B4-B7. Print.

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  Type your completed citation: Smith, John. "Rising Oil Prices in the Country." New York Times 15 Sep 2011, early ed.: B4-B7. Print.

APA Format

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  Type the last name of the author of the article, followed by a comma, the first initial of the author and a period. For example, Smith, J.

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  Type the year, a comma, the month (spelled out) and the day of the article all in parentheses and followed by a period. For example, (2011, September 15).

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  Type the title of the article, capitalizing only the first word followed by a period. For example, Rising oil prices in the country.

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  Type the name of the newspaper in italics, a comma, "pp." and the page numbers followed by a period. For example, New York Times, pp. B4-B7.

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  Type your completed citation: Smith, J. (2011, September 15). Rising oil prices in the country. New York Times, pp. B4-B7.