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APA newspaper article citation
The APA 7th edition format for a newspaper article, a finished example, and a generator below that fills it in for you.
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper Name. URL
Woodward, B., & Bernstein, C. (1972, June 19). GOP security aide among five arrested in bugging affair. The Washington Post, A1.
Parenthetical: (Woodward & Bernstein, 1972)
Narrative: Woodward and Bernstein (1972)
Watch out: Give the full date (Year, Month Day). News sites without a print edition (BBC News, CNN) are cited as web pages.
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Tips for citing a newspaper article
- Use the full date: APA writes (1972, June 19); MLA writes 19 June 1972; Chicago writes June 19, 1972.
- APA 7 treats a news website without a print edition (like BBC News) as a web page, with the site name in plain text.
- For a print article, give the page number instead of the URL: p. A1 in MLA and Harvard; APA 7 adds the page only for print-only articles.
- MLA drops an initial “The” from a newspaper name (Washington Post); APA keeps the name as printed.
See this source in all four styles side by side: how to cite a newspaper article. For the rest of the paper, read the APA format guide.
APA newspaper article citation questions
What is the APA format for a newspaper article?
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper Name. URL
What do students most often get wrong?
Give the full date (Year, Month Day). News sites without a print edition (BBC News, CNN) are cited as web pages.
What if a news article has no author?
Start with the headline. In APA the in-text citation uses a shortened headline in quotation marks with the year.
Should I cite the print or online version?
Cite the one you read. Online versions often have a different headline or date from the print edition.
Is a magazine article cited the same way?
Almost. Magazines often have volume and issue numbers; add them like a journal article, and use the month for monthly titles.