Write the information you are citing. Be sure to include the name of the source within the text. For example, “The CNN official website includes breaking news on the BP oil spill in the Gulf…” The cited information needs to be introduced.
Type an opening parentheses right after you finish typing the information. Do not enter a “period” yet.
Enter the website from which you are gathering the information. In this case, you would type “http://www.cnn.com.”
Type a closing parentheses after the URL, and enter the “period.” It should look like this, “...Gulf (http://www.cnn.com).”
Enter the information you are citing in your paper or article. You are welcome, and it always helps the reader, to introduce the information with the name of the website or article you are taking the information from.
Type an opening parentheses right after you finish typing the information. Do not enter a period yet.
Enter the name of the article on the website and the year the article was written. Separate the two with a comma.
Type a closing parentheses after the article information and enter the “period.” It should look like this “(Gulf Oil Clean up Could Take Years, 2010).”
Enter the full citation on your references list after the paper or article is completed.