How do I reference and cite an online news article?
Answer
Use this format for articles from news websites that have an associated daily/weekly paper (i.e., The Washington Post; The New York Times; The Calgary Herald, etc.)...
Create a reference
Template
Author(s) last name, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper or News Website. http://www.newspaper.com
Example
Ferguson, E. (2019, October 30). Rocky View Schools faces $10-million cut in face of UCP's austerity budget. Calgary Herald.
Create a citation
Template
(Author(s) last name, Year)
(Author(s) last name, Year, p. #)
Example
(Ferguson, 2019)
(Ferguson, 2019, p. 5)
Use this format for articles from news websites that do not have an associated daily/weekly paper (i.e., CBC, BBC News, CNN, etc.)
Create a reference
Template
Author(s) last name, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper or News Website. http://www.newspaper.com
Example
Osler, J. (2018, September 27). Social media platforms cashing in on social e-commerce. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/social-media-platforms-cashing-in-on-social-commerce-1.4841123
Create a citation
Template
(Author(s) last name, Year)
(Author(s) last name, Year, para. #)
Example
(Osler, 2018)
(Osler, 2018, para. 4)
See the APA 7 website for more information.