Citing
Remember, it is important to cite your sources. Also, it is strongly suggested to go ahead and create citations as you research so you don't lose valuable information at the end.
The information you need will depend on the citation guide your professor would like for you to use. Make sure you have the author(s), article title, title of the publication, publication date, page and for electronic resources the URL.
Below are commonly used style manuals which contain examples of how to cite newspapers:
Citation Examples [EXCLUDE]
Source: APA Online Style Guide
Citation for Online Newspaper Article:
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Publication.
Example: Article from Database
Johnson, K. (2015, Oct. 31). Costume correctness: Feel free to be you, but not me. The New York Times.
Example: Article from Newspaper Website
Johnson, K. (2015, Oct. 31). Halloween Costume correctness on campus: Feel free to be you, but not me. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/us/cultural-appropriation-halloween-costumes.html
Note: you will provide a URL at the end of the citation if the online newspaper article was accessed from the newspaper's website.
Citing in MLA
Source: OWL Purdue
Citing an article from an Online Database:
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Publication Name, vol., no., date, pp. #. Title of Database, doi:. date of access.
Example:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to be You, but Not Me." The New York Times,
Oct. 31, 2015, pp. A1. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553. Accessed Feb. 11, 2020.
Note: If doi is not available, use the URL without the https://
Source: OWL Purdue
Citing Online Periodicals (Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles):
Footnote/Endnote: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article," Title of Publication, Month day, Year, Doi.
Corresponding Bibliographical Entry: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Publication. Month day, Year. Doi.
Examples:
Footnote/Endnote:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to Be You, but Not Me," New York Times, Oct 31, 2015, https://search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553.
Bibliographical Entry:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to Be You, but Not Me," New York Times, Oct 31, 2015. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553.
Notes: If the name of a newspaper starts with "the" it is omitted from the citation. For newspapers that are not well known, the city name should be added after the publication title in parenthesis-- Example: Citizen Tribune (Morristown, TN). If no DOI is available, use the URL.