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MLA Format for Works Cited in TV Reporting

Reference listings for TV reports in documents composed in Modern Language Association (MLA) format should include the title of the episode in quotation marks; the underlined program title; the title of the series if applicable; the names of the producer, director, on-air personalities and writer, if available; the network; its local affiliate and city; and the broadcast date.

  1. TV News Report

    • A TV news report should be referenced as: "School Building Does Not Meet Code." News 4 Update (underlined). WTHB, New York. 8 Oct. 2007.

    TV Interview

    • A TV interview should be referenced as: Dean, Howard. Interview with Keith Olbermann. Countdown with Keith Olbermann (underlined). MSNBC. 7 July 2009.

    TV News Magazine Report

    • A TV news magazine report should be referenced as: "Mind Reading." Narr. Lesley Stahl. Sixty Minutes (underlined). CBS. WCBS, New York. 28 June 2009.

    Special News Programming

    • A special news program should be referenced as: The Tragic Side of Comedy (underlined). Prod. Tony Kremer. Biography Channel. A&E, New York. 24 June 2009.

    Episode in a News Series

    • An episode in a news series should be referenced as: "The Sunday Morning Slasher." Narr. Bill Kurtis. Cold Case Files (underlined), Episode 106. A&E. New York. 8 July 2009.

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