Info Skills Citing References: Newspaper Article in Paper Format

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Info SkillsCiting References Newspaper Article
in Paper Format
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
To the right is an extract from a newspaper
article as it was published in its original paper
format. Most of the information needed to build a
citation can usually be found on this page.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
To the right is an extract from a newspaper
article as it was published in its original
paper format. Most of the information needed to
build a citation can usually be found on this
page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article. If, as is the case here,
no personal author can be identified then we use
the name of the newspaper itself.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
To the right is an extract from a newspaper
article as it was published in its original
paper format. Most of the information needed to
build a citation can usually be found on this
page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article. If, as is the case here,
no personal author can be identified then we use
the name of the newspaper itself. In this
instance, the newspaper is The Times.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
To the right is an extract from a newspaper
article as it was published in its original
paper format. Most of the information needed to
build a citation can usually be found on this
page.
To begin with we need to identify an author (or
authors) of the article. If, as is the case here,
no personal author can be identified then we use
the name of the newspaper itself. In this
instance, the newspaper is The Times. So, in
our Harvard reference list, the author is given
as The Times.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspapers, this information is usually also
given on the page where the article appears.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspapers, this information is usually also
given on the page where the article appears.
In this instance, the exact date is given at the
top of the page. However, at this point, we only
need the year, 1985.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next, the citation will need to give the year in
which the newspaper article was published. In
newspapers, this information is usually also
given on the page where the article appears.
In this instance, the exact date is given at the
top of the page. However, at this point, we only
need the year, 1985. So, our reference now
reads The Times. 1985.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Security review at major political
conferences. The article has no sub-title.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Security review at major political
conferences. The article has no sub-title. So,
our reference now reads The Times. 1985.
Security review at major political conferences.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the article. This information is
always on the first page of the article.
In this instance, the full title of the article
is Security review at major political
conferences. The article has no sub-title. So,
our reference now reads The Times. 1985.
Security review at major political conferences.
NB Like journal article references, the titles
of newspaper articles are given in Normal
typeface.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
In this instance, the title of the newspaper is
The Times. There is no sub-title.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the title and (if there is one) the
sub-title of the newspaper in which the article
was published. This is always included, after the
article title, even if it has also been given as
the author.
In this instance, the title of the newspaper is
The Times. There is no sub-title. So our
reference now reads The Times. 1985. Security
review at major political conferences. The
Times NB When referencing, a newspaper title is
always given in italics.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
January 23rd.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
January 23rd. So our reference now reads The
Times. 1985. Security review at major political
conferences. The Times, 23 January.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Next follows the day and month of issue. Although
newspapers are generally published daily, the
reference will not include the day of the week.
In this instance, the day and month of issue are
January 23rd. So our reference now reads The
Times. 1985. Security review at major political
conferences. The Times, 23 January. NB Date is
always given as day month.
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Lastly, the reference will need to give the page
numbers where you can find the article within the
specified issue of the newspaper. Since many
newspapers, especially broadsheets, have
several columns, the page number includes a
letter denoting the column number (a1st, b2nd
and so on)
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Citing ReferencesgtNewspaper Article in Paper
Format
Lastly, the reference will need to give the page
numbers where you can find the article within the
specified issue of the newspaper. Since many
newspapers (especially broadsheets) have
several columns, the page number includes a
letter denoting the column number a 1st, b
2nd and so on.
In this instance, the journal article begins on
column 4 on page 9 and ends on column 8 on the
same page. So our complete reference now
reads The Times, 1985. Security review at major
political conferences. The Times, 23rd January,
4d.