Published January 29, 2021. Updated November 2, 2021.

To create a newspaper reference or citation, you will need to know the name of the author, the website or publication title, the publication year, and the URL (if applicable).

The templates and examples below will show you how to cite a newspaper in MLA style, APA style, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing style.

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Citing a newspaper in MLA style

The article title should be in title case and enclosed with double quotes, and the title of the newspaper should be in title case and italicized.

In-text citation template and example:

(Organization Name/Author Last Name)

(Horowitz)

Works cited entry template and example:

For more examples and information, view our citing a newspaper article in MLA guide.

Citing a newspaper in APA style

The article title should be in sentence case, and the title of the newspaper should be in title case and italicized.

In-text citation template and example:

(Organization Name/Author Surname, Publication Year)

(Castle, 2020)

Reference list entry template and example:

For more examples and information, view our citing a newspaper article in APA guide.

Citing a newspaper in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

The article title should be in title case and enclosed with double quotes, and the title of the newspaper should be in title case and italicized.

Footnotes template and example:

Note

1. 1. Author First Name Surname, “Title of the Article in Title Case,” Title of the Newspaper in Title Case, Publication Month Day, Year, URL.

   2. Heather Mack, “Digital Health Startups to Test IPO Waters,” The Wall Street Journal,

       July 24, 2019, https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-health-startups-to-test-ipo-waters-11564011987.

Shortened note

1. 1. Organization Name/Author Surname, “Article Title.”

   2. Mack, “Digital Health Startups to Test IPO Waters,”

Bibliography entry template and example:

For more examples and information, view our citing a newspaper article in Chicago Style guide.

Citing a newspaper in Chicago style, author-date

The article title should be in title case and enclosed with double quotes, and the title of the newspaper should be in title case and italicized.

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname Publication Year)

(Gormley 2018)

Reference list entry template and example:

For more examples and information, view our citing a newspaper article in Chicago Style guide.

Citing a newspaper in Harvard referencing style

The article title should be sentence case and enclosed in single quotation marks and title of the newspaper should be in title case and italicized.

In-text citation template and example:

(Author Surname, Publication Year)

(Ramkumar, 2019)

Reference list entry template and example:

For more examples and information, view our citing a newspaper article in Harvard Referencing Style guide.

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