Citation Guide : How to cite NEWSPAPERS

 MLA Newspaper Article Citation

• Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced
• Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented

Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication, ed., sec.: pages. Print.

Newspaper article with no edition or section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication: Pages. Print.

Newspaper article with an edition:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication, ed.: Pages. Print.

Newspaper article with a section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication, sec.: Pages. Print.

Newspaper article with an edition and section:
Author's Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date of Publication, ed., sec.: Pages. Print.

Examples:
Brozan, Nadine. "Where Home is a Real Sanctuary." New York Times 16 June 2002, sec. 11:1+. Print.

"Cold Weather Chills Home Building in Many States." Wall Street Journal 14 Feb. 2002, Eastern ed.: B17. Print.

"Home Building Was Off in April." New York Times 17 May 2002: C14. Print.

Rosenberg, Geanne. "Electronic Discovery Proves an Effective Legal Weapon." New York Times 31 Mar. 1997, late ed.: D5. Print.

Salij, Marta. "These Books Can Help You Survive Homebuilding." Detroit Free Press 27 Sep. 2001, final ed., sec. C:8. Print.

MLA Newspaper Article Citation

• Examples are not double-spaced, but your Works Cited list should be double-spaced
• Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented.

Author's Last Name, First Name Middle name or initial. "Article Title." Newspaper title Date of publication: pages. Name of Database. Web. Date of access.

Examples:

Keen, Russ. "Farm Income Expected to Drop." McClatchy-Tribune Business News 3 May 2009: n. pag. Proquest Newspapers. Web. 7 May 2009.

Geracimos, Ann. "Inspiring Students to Learn; Center Prepares Teachers to Take a 'Hands-on' Approach in Classroom." The Washington Times 3 Mar. 2008: n. pag. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 5 May 2009.

Montgomery, Lori, Amy Goldstein, and William Branigin. "Obama Releases $3.4 Trillion Budget Plan." The Washington Post 7 May 2009: n. pag. Washingtonpost.com. Web. 9 May 2009.