MLA 7 Visual Guide - Newspaper
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This document provides guidelines for citing newspaper content from print sources, online newspaper articles, newspaper databases, and newspaper articles published simultaneously in print and online. It explains that the structure of the citation depends on whether the source is from print, a website, or database. For each source type, it gives the recommended citation structure including elements like author, article title, newspaper title, date, page numbers, website/database name, and date accessed. The document aims to help readers properly cite newspaper sources regardless of format.
![Citing Newspaper Content
(MLA)
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Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news;
often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art,
entertainment, society, and sports.
Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title
[City] Date Month Year Published: Page(s).
Print
Newspaper name: If a local newspaper and city of
publication is not in the title, then place city after the title
in brackets not italicized. Omit introductory words like
“the”.
Date: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1990
Citation: Bowman, Lee. “Bills Target Lake Erie Mussels.”
Pittsburgh Press
7 Mar. 1990: A4. Print.
Article
Author
Page: If not on continuous pages, cite first page followed by +.
Cite pages 112–114 as 112–14
Edition & Section: N/A](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mlavisualguide-newspaper-131002134241-phpapp02/85/MLA-7-Visual-Guide-Newspaper-1-320.jpg)
![Citing Newspaper Content
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Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news
often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art,
entertainment, society and sports.
Note: This is for newspaper content found on databases.
Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title
[City]. Date Month Year Published, Edition ed.
Database Name. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Citation: Anand, Geeta. “Fire and Fumes Can’t Drive Indians from
Hellish Village.” Wall Street Journal 2 Apr. 2010,
Eastern ed.: A1. ProQuest Newspapers. Web. 5 Apr.
2010.
Date accessed: This the day that you found and read the content.
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered uniq
Database: ProQuest Newspapers
Newspaper
Article Title
Publication date and pa
Edition
Author](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/mlavisualguide-newspaper-131002134241-phpapp02/85/MLA-7-Visual-Guide-Newspaper-3-320.jpg)
MLA 7 Visual Guide - Newspaper
- 1. Citing Newspaper Content (MLA) Automatically Cite Your Sources For Free at www.easybib.com 1 Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news; often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society, and sports. Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title [City] Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Print Newspaper name: If a local newspaper and city of publication is not in the title, then place city after the title in brackets not italicized. Omit introductory words like “the”. Date: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1990 Citation: Bowman, Lee. “Bills Target Lake Erie Mussels.” Pittsburgh Press 7 Mar. 1990: A4. Print. Article Author Page: If not on continuous pages, cite first page followed by +. Cite pages 112–114 as 112–14 Edition & Section: N/A
- 2. Citing Newspaper Content (MLA) Automatically Cite Your Sources For Free at www.easybib.com 2 Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news; often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society and sports. Note: This is for newspaper content found online. Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Website Title. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. <URL>. *Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher Citation: Bowman, Lee. “Bills Target Lake Erie Mussels.” Pittsburgh Press 7 Mar. 1990: A4. Google News. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. Data accessed: This is the date that you found and read the article. When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered uniq Website: Google News
- 3. Citing Newspaper Content (MLA) Automatically Cite Your Sources For Free at www.easybib.com 3 Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society and sports. Note: This is for newspaper content found on databases. Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Newspaper Title [City]. Date Month Year Published, Edition ed. Database Name. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. Citation: Anand, Geeta. “Fire and Fumes Can’t Drive Indians from Hellish Village.” Wall Street Journal 2 Apr. 2010, Eastern ed.: A1. ProQuest Newspapers. Web. 5 Apr. 2010. Date accessed: This the day that you found and read the content. When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered uniq Database: ProQuest Newspapers Newspaper Article Title Publication date and pa Edition Author
- 4. Citing Newspaper Content (MLA) Automatically Cite Your Sources For Free at www.easybib.com 4 Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society and sports. Note: This is for newspaper content published online Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. <URL>. *Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher Citation: Sutter, John D. “Why Internet Connections are Fastest in South Korea." CNN Tech. Cable News Network, 31 Mar. 2010. Web. 7 Apr. 2010. Date accessed: This is the day that you found and read the content. When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered uniq Website/Newspaper Article Title Date of Electronic Publication: Mar 31, 2010 Author: John D. Sut Online Newspaper? CNN.com does not have a print publication of its content. They produce their content directly online.
- 5. Citing Newspaper Content (MLA) Automatically Cite Your Sources For Free at www.easybib.com 5 Newspaper: A daily or weekly publication that contains news often featuring articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society and sports Note: This is for newspaper content published directly or simultaneously online. Structure: Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. <URL>. *Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher Citation: Hernandez, Javier C. “Sharp Rise in Home Sales in February." New York Times. New York Times, 5 Apr. 2010. Web. 7 Apr. 2010. Date accessed: This is the day that you found and read the content. When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered uniq Website/Newspaper Title Article Title Date of Electronic Publication Author Online Newspaper or Website? Because we cannot identify separate in print publication information, we can assume this source was published either online only, or concurrently online and in print. We therefore do not need to account for standard newspaper publication information (such as page numbers), but instead, website information. This will help your reader identify the source. Publisher: New York Times Looking at the bottom of the page we find that the New York Times Company is the publisher of the New York Times website.