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
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Example
Create a citation
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(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
Example
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.