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APA Style Guide: 6th Edition

Newspaper Article, Online or Library Database

Always include a retrieval statement that refers to a newspaper's online homepage. This is true for newspaper articles that are available online OR in a library database. Be prepared to search the web for the newspaper's homepage if you found the article in a library database.

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information

 

Mahichi, B. (2018, August 7). Saltspring Island's housing crisis pushing out longtime residents. Vancouver Sun. Retrieved from http://vancouversun.com/

In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Author(s) last name(s) and year of publication placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence. Connect final two names with '&'.

Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info. 

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Mahichi, 2018).                        

2.

Sentence beginning with author(s) last name(s) followed immediately by date in brackets; page or paragraph # in brackets at the end of the quote. Connect final two names with 'and'.

 

According to Mahichi (2018), "consider this a direct quote" (para. 9).

Remember, in-text citation formatting changes depending on a number of factors.

See Number and Type of Author(s), Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.