HON-2099 Honors Special Topics

Citing a Newspaper Article

The basics of a reference list entry for a newspaper article include:

• Author or authors. (surname is followed by first initials)
• Year and publication date
• Article title.
• Newspaper title (in italics)
• Page number. (if applicable)
• Location (DOI, permalink, or URL)
• The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces. (hanging indent)

Example:

Guarino, B. (2017, December 4). How will humanity react to alien life? Psychologists have some predicitons. The Washington Post.      https//washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/12/04/how-will-humanity-react-to-alien-life-psychologists-have-some-predictions

Parenthetical citation: (Guarino, 2017)

Narrative citation: Guarino (2017)

Please note:

• As many newspapers are daily publications, the date of the newspaper must be included.
• Check with your lecturer/teacher if they would like you to include the online newspaper database and access date.