Review in a newspaper


You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago B page for further advice.


In-text citation example

…as reviewed in The Age (Wilson 2019).

Reference list

Reference list template

Author of review (Surname, First name). Year of publication. "Title of Review," review of Title, other publication information or sponsor of work. Title of Newspaper, Month, day and year of publication, section or edition (if relevant). DOI/URL/Database name.

Reference list example

Wilson, Jake. 2019. "Booksmart: At Last, a Polished Teen Feminist Buddy Movie," review of Booksmart, directed by Olivia Wilde. The Age, July 12. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/booksmart-at-last-a-polished-teen-feminist-buddy-movie-20190709-p525k2.html.  

Naveen Kumar. 2022. Review of Happy Life, by Kathy Ng, directed by Kat Yen, Walkerspace, New York, New York Times, July 29.

Tips for this reference type

  • See Manual 14.99.
  • Further examples of play, film and TV reviews are provided in the manual (see 14.101 and also 14.100).
  • Review titles are included in quotation marks. If there is no specific title for the review, just include 'review of Title.'
  • Italicise the name of the reviewed work and the newspaper.
  • For articles consulted in print, omit the DOI, URL or database name from your citation.
  • For articles consulted online, the preference is to include a DOI or stable URL. Sometimes a suitable URL will not be available, or will be restricted to subscribers to the database. In these cases, it is appropriate to list the name of the database used (see 14.72).
  • Note that DOI is lowercased and followed by a colon (with no space after) in source citations. (see 13.07)
  • Access dates are not required by Chicago in citations of formally published electronic sources (see 13.15).
  • Include the first and last page numbers of the article in your reference list entry. Do not use ‘p’ or ‘pp’ before the page numbers.
  • Include page numbers in your citations if quoting directly, e.g. (Wilson 2019, 4).

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