Newspaper Articles: Examples for Works Cited Lists

Article from an Online Newspaper

APA Carnes, Mandy.  (2004, April 22). Bulldogs rack up votes. Truman
         State University Index.  Retrieved April 26, 2004, from
         http://index.truman.edu.		 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. For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian. Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

 
Chicago Carnes, Mandy. "Bulldogs rack up votes". Truman
         State University Index.  April 22, 2004.
         http://index.truman.edu (accessed April 26, 2004).
        (Documentation One)

Carnes, Mandy. 2004. Bulldogs rack up votes. Truman
         State University Index.  April 22, 2004.
         http://index.truman.edu (accessed April 26, 2004).
        (Documentation Two)
 
MLA Carnes, Mandy. "Bulldogs rack up votes". Truman
         State University Index.  22 April  2004. 26 April 2004
         <http://index.truman.edu> .
           
Turabian Carnes, Mandy. "Bulldogs rack up votes". Truman
         State University Index.  22 April  2004. Newspaper on-line
         Available from  http://index.truman.edu.  Internet. Accessed
        26  April 2004.       

Note: "News items from daily papers are rarely listed separately in a bibliography or reference list" (p. 204, 11.44).  If you choose to list in a bibliography, the above example is an adaptation from the example for journal article online (p.159, 8.141).

This page is adapted  from Lawton, Kelley A. and Laura Cousineau. "Assembling a List of Works Cited in your Paper." 3 Nov. 2003. Duke University. 22 April, 2004. <http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm>.

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