Newspaper Articles
Newspaper Articles
A newspaper is a publication, usually issued daily or weekly, printed on large, folded sheets of newsprint, usually in black and white. They contain news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence. Many newspapers also publish articles online, and newspaper articles can sometimes be found in library databases. Newspaper articles are written by journalists who may or may not be experts in the article’s subject, and they are not peer-reviewed. The articles are written for a general audience, are free of technical jargon and easy to understand. They don’t always follow a specific structure, and don’t have foot- or endnotes, and don’t cite sources using a bibliography or works cited page.
Examples of Newspapers
- Belleville Intelligencer
- Toronto Star
- New York Times
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Reference List Entry: Format (10.1)
Author, A. (Date). Title of article. Title of newspaper, Volume Number (Issue Number) if applicable. Page numbers if applicable. DOI or URL if applicable.
Reference List Entry: Example
Tumilty, R. (2021, October 30). What you need to know about COP26. National Post. A. 5.
Parenthetical Citation
(Author, Date), e.g.: (Tumilty, 2021)
Narrative Citation
Author (Date), e.g.: Tumilty (2021)
Remember! The way a work was accessed or obtained (e.g.: online, in print, through interlibrary loan), and the format (e.g.: print vs. PDF), has very little impact on the reference list entry. Newspaper articles found on a newspaper’s website are cited as newspaper articles, rather than as web pages.
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Hint! If you are reading a newspaper article through a database, download a PDF of the full text. This is a great way to find more information, like a DOI and page numbers.
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Sources
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style. (7th ed.).
A newspaper is a publication, usually issued daily or weekly, printed on large, folded sheets of newsprint, usually in black and white. They contain news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence. Many newspapers also publish articles online, and newspaper articles can sometimes be found in library databases. Newspaper articles are written by journalists who may or may not be experts in the subject of the article, and the articles are not peer-reviewed. The articles are written for a general audience, are free of technical jargon and easy to understand. They don’t always follow a specific structure, and don’t have foot- or endnotes, and don’t cite sources using a bibliography or works cited page.
In an APA Style citation, the author is the person or people, or the group responsible for creating the work. An author can be a single person, multiple people, a group like an institution or a government agency, or a combination of individuals and groups.
In an APA Style citation, the date refers to the date of publication.
In an APA Style in-text citation or reference list entry, the title refers to the name of the work being cited.
