Newspaper articles - Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources - Source citation

A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, Ninth edition - Kate L. Turabian 2018

Newspaper articles
Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources
Source citation

17.4.1 Name of Newspaper

You can usually omit an initial The from the name of an English-language newspaper (see also 22.3.2.1). If the name of a local newspaper does not include a city, it may be added to the official title. If a name is shared by many cities or is obscure, you may add the state or province in parentheses (for abbreviations, see 24.3.1); for national papers, you may need to identify the country. For non-English newspapers, you may use headline-style capitalization, but retain an initial article if it is formally part of the name; add city or other information after titles for clarity, if necessary.

Chicago Tribune

New York Times

Hackensack (NJ) Record

Saint Paul (Alberta or AB) Journal

Le Monde

La Crónica de Hoy (Mexico City)

Al-Akhbar (Beirut)

Times (UK)

The name of a news website can usually be treated in a similar way, except that a location will rarely be necessary.

Huffington Post

Vox

For blogs, which are treated similarly, see 17.5.2. For websites, see 17.5.1.

17.4.2 Citing Newspapers in Notes

In most cases, cite articles and other pieces from newspapers (or news websites) only in notes. Include a specific article in your bibliography only if it is critical to your argument or frequently cited.

Follow the general pattern for citation of articles in magazines (see 17.3). Omit page numbers, even for a printed edition, because a newspaper may have several editions in which items may appear on different pages or may even be dropped. You may clarify which edition you consulted by adding final edition, Midwest edition, or whatever applies. Articles read online should include a URL. For articles obtained through a commercial database, you may give the name of the database instead. See 15.4.1 for more details.

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1. 1. “Residency Ruling: State Supreme Court Guts Local Control,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, editorial, June 24, 2016.

2. 2. Fergus McIntosh, letter to the editor, New York Times, June 24, 2016.

3. 3. John Pareles, obituary for David Bowie, New York Times, January 26, 2016, New York edition.

4. 4. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, interview by Simon Denyer, Washington Post, April 17, 2011.

5. 5. Rob Pegoraro, “Apple’s iPhone Is Sleek, Smart and Simple,” Washington Post, July 5, 2007, LexisNexis Academic.

6. 6. Associated Press, “Ex UConn Student Applies for Probation over Mac and Cheese Meltdown,” USA Today College, November 23, 2015, http://college.usatoday.com/2015/11/23/mac-and-cheese-uconn-probation/.

7. 7. Erin Anderssen, “Through the Eyes of Generation Z,” Globe and Mail (Toronto), June 25, 2016, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/through-the-eyes-of-generation-z/article30571914/.

8. 8. Dara Lind, “Moving to Canada, Explained,” Vox, September 15, 2016, http://www.vox.com/2016/5/9/11608830/move-to-canada-how.

B:

✵ Svrluga, Susan. “Harvard Law School Will No Longer Require LSAT for Admission.” Washington Post, March 9, 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/08/harvard-law-school-will-no-longer-require-the-lsat-for-admission/.

To cite a comment, refer to a shortened form of the article (which must be cited or mentioned in full elsewhere). See also 17.5.2.

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1. 9. Lauren K., March 9, 2017, comment on Svrluga, “Harvard Law School.”

Articles from Sunday “magazine” supplements or other special sections should be treated as you would magazine articles (see 17.3).

17.4.3 Citing Newspapers in Text

Often you will be able to cite an article by weaving several key elements into your text. At a minimum, include the name and date of the paper and the author of the article (if any). Some of this information can appear in parentheses, even if it does not follow the form for parenthetical notes described in 16.4.3.

In his op-ed in support of a challenge by students over the use of Woodrow Wilson’s name at Princeton (New York Times, November 24, 2015), Davis traces the negative impact of Wilson’s policies on his paternal grandfather’s career at the Government Printing Office.