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Homepage / How do I reference Facebook and Twitter… in the APA7 style?

How do I reference Facebook and Twitter… in the APA7 style?

25/08/2022

All types of media are covered by the APA7 referencing guide, and you may find useful information via social media that you want to use in a piece of academic work. It might be a conversation, a Tweet, or a Facebook post by a business that provides context or illustration to your argument.

This post will show you how to reference Twitter and Facebook in your work.

Twitter

 

What you need to include:

Author [@username]

(Date).

Title (content of the post) followed by [description of audio-visuals].

Site name, e.g. Twitter.

URL

 

And how your reference should look:

Marketing Week [@MarketingWeekEd]. (2022, August 11). Former Tesco brand boss Michelle McEttrick named @Primark’s first chief customer officer [Thumbnail with link attached]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/MarketingWeekEd/status/1557645775689207808ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet</

In-text citation: (Marketing Week, 2022)

Facebook

What you need to include:

 

Author/Group Author [username]

Date

Title (content of the post) followed by [description of audio-visuals]

Site name, eg. Facebook.

URL

 

 

 

 

A Facebook reference should look as follows: 

The Centre MK [@centremkofficial]. (2022, August 9). Congratulations to the lionesses. [Photograph]. Facebook. https://en-gb.facebook.com/centremkofficial/

In-text citation: (The Centre MK, 2022)

If you have any questions about how to reference, please email your Library – MIRC, Kings Norton Library or Barrington Library.

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Angela Sparks

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