Newspaper Articles

Newspaper Articles: Examples for Works Cited Lists

Article from a Printed Newspaper

APA

Holden, S. (1998, May 16). Frank Sinatra dies at 82:
Matchless stylist of pop. New York Times, pp. A1,
A22-A23.

Important Elements:

Newspaper title
Article title (if given)
Author (if given)
Date of publication
Page or section numbers (if applicable)

Note: Spacing is important. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

Chicago/ Turabian

Holden, Stephen. "Frank Sinatra Dies at 82: Matchless
Stylist of Pop." New York Times , May 16, 1998,
national edition.

Note: Daily newspapers are are more commonly cited in notes or parenthetical references than in bibliographies unless the article constitutes a substantial part of the documentation. See The Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition, page 701, for more information. If for some reason, a bibliographic entry were included, it would appear as above.

MLA

Holden, Stephen. "Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist
of Pop." New York Times 16 May 1998, natl. ed.: A1+.

Article from an Online Newspaper

APA

Ruggiero, F. (2005, November 18). Appalachian State's Health
     Institute gears up for a busy year. Watauga Democrat.
     Retrieved from http:// wataugademocrat.com/2005/1114web/
     asuhealthinstitutegearsup.php3

SEE ALSO: APA STYLE Guide for Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

Important Elements:

Newspaper title
Article title (if given)
Author (if given)
Date of publication
Page or section numbers (if applicable)
Address of the site
Date of access

Note: Spacing is important. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

Chicago/ Turabian

Ruggiero, Frank. "Appalachian State's Health Institute
     Gears Up for a Busy Year." Watauga Democrat,
     November 18, 2005. http://www.wataugademocrat.com
     (accessed December 14, 2005).

Note: Online newspapers and news articles posted by news services or articles from an online archive are like their print counterparts, but the url of the main entrance to the site is included, as well as the date of access if the data is time-sensitive. Adapted from examples on page 703 of Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition.

MLA

"Appalachian State University Receives Petty Racing Memorabilia
Collection." The Appalachian Scene 14 Dec. 2004. 5 Dec. 2005. <http://www.news.appstate.edu/releases/120604petty.html>

Newspaper Article from a Database

APA

Cowell, A. (2001, September 3). Britain faces flurry of illegal
      migrants using channel tunnel. New York Times.
      Retrieved December 13, 2005, from Lexis-Nexis
     Academic database.

Important Elements:

Newspaper title
Article title
Author (if given)
Date of publication
Page or section numbers (if given)
Address of the site
Date of access
Database where article was accessed
Library through which article was accessed

Note: Spacing is important. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

Chicago/ Turabian

Cowell, Alan. " Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants
      Using Channel Tunnel." New York Times , September 3,
      2001, late edition. Lexis-Nexis Academic Database.
      http://lexis-nexis.com/universe/ (accessed
      December 13, 2005).

Note: News items from daily papers are rarely listed separately in a bibliography. If you choose to list one in a bibliography, the example above was adapted from general directions on pages 696 and 754.

MLA

Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants
     Using Channel Tunnel." New York Times 3 Sept. 2001,
      late ed. Lexis-Nexis Academic. Appalachian State U Lib.,
     Boone, NC. 13 Dec. 2005
     <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/>.