How to Cite Newspapers in Turabian Style

It is important to cite sources of information so that you are not accused of plagiarism. It is also important to cite sources correctly, so that your papers give the impression of professionalism. Turabian citation style is a form of the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style, but it has been adapted for use in college student term papers. If your professor asks you to format your paper according to Turabian style guidelines, you must cite newspaper articles in a certain format. The format will also differ slightly depending on whether the citation is included in a bibliography or reference list.

Instructions

  1. Citing a Newspaper Article in Turabian Format: Reference List

    • 1

      List the name of the article author in the following format: last name, first name.

      Masters, Jonathan.

    • 2

      List the year of publication, followed by a period.

      2002.

    • 3

      List the title of the article, followed by a period. After the first letter of the title, only proper nouns should be capitalized.

      How to cite newspapers in Turabian style.

    • 4

      List the name of the newspaper in italics, followed by a comma.

      The Washington Post,

    • 5

      List the date of publication, followed by a comma.

      August 8,

    • 6

      List the section in which the article appears, followed by a period.

      International section.

      If the article appears in a special or particular edition of the paper, list the section in which the article appears, followed by a comma, and then the paper edition followed by a period.

      International section, Late edition.

    Citing a Newspaper Article in Turabian Format: Bibliography

    • 7

      List the name of the article author in the following format: last name, first name.

      Masters, Jonathan.

    • 8

      List the title of the article in quotation marks, followed by a period. Note that in a bibliography, the first letters of words other than articles such as "and," "the,"and "of" should be capitalized.

      "How to Cite Newspapers in Turabian Style."

    • 9

      List the name of the newspaper in italics, followed by a comma.

      The Washington Post,

    • 10

      List the date of publication, followed by a comma.

      August 8,

    • 11

      List the year of publication, followed by a comma.

      2002,

    • 12

      List the section in which the article appears, followed by a period.

      International section.

      If the article appears in a special or particular edition of the paper, list the section in which the article appears, followed by a comma, and then the paper edition followed by a period.

      International section, Late edition.

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