How to cite a newspaper article in APA
Paste the link of the article and copy the reference. Below: the APA 7 format with a real example.
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Format
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Name of the Newspaper. URL
- •Give the full date of the article: (2010, September 6).
- •The article title is not italic; the name of the newspaper is.
- •For online articles add the URL. For print articles add the page numbers instead: The New York Times, A1, A4.
- •Articles on news websites without a print paper (BBC News, CNN) are cited like web pages.
Example
Common questions
The online article has a different date than the print edition. Which one?
Use the date of the version you read. For an online article that is the date shown on the web page.
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