Friday, November 8, 2019
APA Referencing â⬠Citing a Newspaper Article
APA Referencing ââ¬â Citing a Newspaper Article APA Referencing ââ¬â Citing a Newspaper Article If youââ¬â¢ve been at college for a while, you might already be pretty good when it comes to citing sources. Maybe you know all about referencing books and academic journals. But have you given much thought to newspaper articles? OK, youââ¬â¢re not likely to cite a National Enquirer article called ââ¬Å"BILL CLINTON CONFESSION: I HUNTED ALIENSâ⬠in a serious paper about astrobiology. Seems completely legit to us. But discussing politics, culture or social trends can require referring to current events, which usually means citing a newspaper. In todayââ¬â¢s blog post, we explain exactly how to do this using APA referencing. In-Text Citations APA conventions for citing a newspaper article are similar to those used for other sources, with the authorââ¬â¢s name and year of publication given in parentheses. If directly quoting an article from a print edition of a newspaper (theyââ¬â¢re still a thing, you know), you should give page numbers, too: The Guardian reported the plan to secede ââ¬Å"with or without the approval of Madridâ⬠(Jones, 2016, p. 12). If the author is named in the text, simply give the year of publication immediately afterwards and any relevant page numbers after the quoted text: According to Sam Jones (2016), Catalonia is ââ¬Å"is preparing to defy Spainââ¬â¢s constitutional courtâ⬠(p. 11). If no author is named for an article, APA suggests including a shortened version of the article title in citations instead: Anne Bancroft was reported to sometimes burp in public (ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m A Slob,â⬠1964). Yes, that last one was a genuine story. Although only insofar as anything in the National Enquirer can ever really be called ââ¬Å"a genuine story.â⬠It seems more plausible than the alien thing, at least. Reference List: Print Articles When an article is cited from a print edition of a newspaper the information to include in your reference list is: Author name and initial(s). (Year, month and day published). Article title. Newspaper, page numbers. For the Guardian article cited above, this would appear as follows: Jones, S. (2016, July 27). Catalonia tells Spain it will push for secession with or without assent. The Guardian, pp. 11-13. If no author is named, the full title of the article is used in its place: Iââ¬â¢m a slob: I burp and slurp in public. (1964, December 20). National Enquirer, pp. 1-3. We promise thatââ¬â¢s the last time weââ¬â¢ll mention the National Enquirer. Reference List: Online Articles The only difference when referencing the online version of a newspaper article is that you need to give the URL rather than page numbers: Author name(s) and initial(s). (Year, month and day published). Article title. Newspaper. Retrieved from URL The online version of the Guardian article above would therefore appear as: Jones, S. (2016, July 27). Catalonia tells Spain it will push for secession with or without assent. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/27/catalonia-independence-spain-democratic-mandate
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