Newspaper Citation Generator

How to Use the Newspaper Citation Generator

1. 1. Paste the article's URL. The generator fetches the page and reads its headline, author, publication name and date. Several links, one per line, give you a list at once.
2. 2. Switch the source type. A pasted link arrives as a web page. Choose Edit, set Source type to Newspaper article and update, so the style treats it as a newspaper.
3. 3. Check the details. Confirm the author, the date, and the paper's name. If the site blocks the fetch, choose Enter the details manually.
4. 4. Citing a print copy? Use the Manual Entry tab, choose Newspaper article, and put the section and page in Page(s), such as D4.
5. 5. Pick a style and copy. Choose APA, MLA, Chicago or any of the 10,834 styles.

What Newspaper Citations Need

Every style wants the same four things: who wrote the article, the headline, the paper and the date. They differ in punctuation, in how they treat the headline, and in what a print page number looks like.

APA 7 (§10.1) puts the paper in italics, with the page after it for a print article and a URL for an online one. MLA 9 places the date after the newspaper's name and adds the page with p. when the article is in print, or the URL when it is online. Chicago 18 usually cites a newspaper article in a note and, where it adds a bibliography, lists it there as well. It drops the initial The from the name of the paper, and adds an access date only when the page shows no publication date. A pasted URL gives an online article. For a print one, use Manual Entry.

Newspaper Citation Examples

A printed article from the New York Times, using the APA manual's own example. The MLA and Chicago lines follow their rules for the same article.

An online article without a named author. The paper is illustrative; the order is what the manuals prescribe.

What the Generator Gives You

Given the Reynolds details as a newspaper article, the generator returns the APA, MLA and Chicago lines above, with the page in the APA and MLA entries. It keeps The in the paper's name, so delete it for Chicago. The copy button gives plain text, so italicize the paper's name in your document. The online and print forms differ only in the URL and the page, so enter the one you used.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I cite a newspaper article in APA 7?

Give the author, the full date in parentheses, the headline in sentence case, the newspaper in italics and the page or URL: Reynolds, G. (2019, April 9). Different strokes for athletic hearts. The New York Times, D4. For an online article, replace the page with the URL. In text: (Reynolds, 2019).

How do I cite a newspaper article in MLA 9?

Name the author, put the headline in quotation marks, then give the newspaper in italics, the date and the page or URL: Reynolds, Gretchen. “Different Strokes for Athletic Hearts.” The New York Times, 9 Apr. 2019, p. D4. In text: (Reynolds).

How do I cite a newspaper article in Chicago style?

Use a note: Gretchen Reynolds, “Different Strokes for Athletic Hearts,” New York Times, April 9, 2019, D4. A bibliography entry reverses the first name and omits the page. Chicago leaves out the initial The in a newspaper's name.

How do I cite an online newspaper article with no author?

Move the headline into the author position in APA, and begin with the headline in quotation marks in MLA and Chicago. Do not substitute the newspaper's name for an author unless the article is credited to the editorial board or a wire service.

How do I cite a newspaper article from a database?

Cite the article as you would the print one, then add the database name and URL only if the article cannot be found any other way. APA treats the database as a retrieval site you may omit; MLA lists the database as a second container.

What is the difference between a newspaper and a magazine citation?

Both name the author, headline and publication, but a newspaper is cited by its date and page, while a magazine adds a volume and issue number. Use the Magazine Citation Generator for a weekly or monthly magazine, and the Website Citation Generator for a page that is not an article.

Which citation styles does the newspaper generator support?

All 10,834 styles in the library, including APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago 18.