Newspaper Articles

Newspapers

• No author

  Entry in reference list

  Print article:

  Title of article. (Year, Month day). Name of publication, p. [or pp.]

  Online newspaper article:

  Title of article. (Year, Month day). Name of publication. URL

  For example - reference list

  Print article:

  Cargo vessel lost 40 containers off NSW. (2020, May 26). Herald Sun, p. 3.

  Make sure to look at the style notes below

  Online newspaper article:

  Shanghai copper slips for second day. (2020, May 26). Herald Sun. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/shanghai-copper-slips-for-second-day/news-story/ff7855ae8cc61b37e45eed6620be05fe

  For example - in text citation

  ...copper prices fell consistently ("Shanghai Copper Slips," 2020)

  Style notes

  • APA 7 Publication Manual, pp.264, 320, 351
  • In the reference list, give the year, month and day, e.g., (2011, March 19).
  • If citing an editorial piece, add [Editorial] after the article title.
  • Precede page numbers with p. or pp. Include any section numbers or letters, e.g., pp. A1, A5. If the article runs over several non-consecutive pages, list them all, separated by commas, e.g., pp. 1, 4, 11.
  • In the in-text citation, include the title and year of publication for a work with an unknown author. Use quotation marks around this shortened version of the article title. Capitalise these titles even though sentence case is used in the reference list entry.

  
  

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• With author

  Entry in reference list

  Print article:

  Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of article. Name of publication, p. [or pp.]

  Online newspaper article

  Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of article. Name of publication. URL

  For example - reference list

  Print article:

  Archibald-Binge, E. (2020, May 26). 'Unifying moment': Campaign aims to amplify indigenous voice. The Age, p. 5

  Make sure to look at the style notes below

  Online newspaper article:

  Taparia, H. (2020, May 25). The future of college in online, and it's cheaper. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/opinion/online-college-coronavirus.html?

  For example - in text citation

  Taparia (2020) argued that colleges....

  OR

  ....should reduce fees (Taparia, 2020).

  Style notes

  • APA 7 Publication Manual, pp.264, 320, 351
  • In the reference list, give the year, month and day, e.g., (2011, March 19).
  • If citing an editorial piece, add [Editorial] after the article title.
  • Precede page numbers with p. or pp. Include any section numbers or letters, e.g., pp. A1, A5. If the article runs over several non-consecutive pages, list them all, separated by commas, e.g., pp. 1, 4, 11.
  • In the in-text citation, include the title and year of publication for a work with an unknown author. Use quotation marks around this shortened version of the article title. Capitalise these titles even though sentence case is used in the reference list entry.
  • If a print article is in an online format, this should be treated as an online article.
  • The source, in this case the name of the newspapers is italicised for newspaper article references.

  
  

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