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Citing Sources in APA Style: How to cite NEWSPAPERS

Basic guidelines for documentation according to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

How to cite PRINT NEWSPAPERS

APA Newspaper Article Citation

Author or authors. (Year, Month and Day). Article Title. Newspaper Title  p. or pp. 

Alphabetize works with no author by the first significant word in the title.

Examples:

Brozan, N. (2002, June 16). Where home is a real sanctuary: Sacred structures and related buildings become

     residences with spectacular details. New York Times pp. J1, J6.

Clay, N., and Raymond K. (2010, April 28). Arrest in city killings prompts prison alert. Daily Oklahoman 

     pp. A1, A2. 

Cold weather chills home building in many states. (2002, February 14). Wall Street Journal 
    
     p. B17. 

Rosenberg, G. (1997, March 31). Electronic discovery proves an effective legal weapon:
    
     Looking for evidence in discarded e-mail. New York Times p. D5.
 

How to cite ONLINE NEWSPAPERS

APA ONLINE Newspaper Article Citation

Author or Author's names. (Year, Month and Day of publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, if the page numbers are available--use p. or pp. before the page numbers in references for newspapers. Retrieved from http://xxxxx

Give the URL for the paper's homepage when using the online version of the article.

Examples:

All schools need positive teachers. (2010, May 2). Washington Post, p. A16. Retrieved from

     http://www.washingtonpost.com

Nelson, B. (2010, April 29). Needs span urban-rural divisions. [Baltimore] Daily Record. Retrieved from

     http://findarticles.com      

Rioux, P. (2010, April 29). BP 'Blogs from the Gulf' find silvery sheen in dark cloud of oil. [New Orleans]

     Times-Picayune. Retrieved from http://www.nola.com/

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