How do I reference… a newspaper article in the APA7 style?
02/06/2023
If you’re using newspaper content in your work, you may be wondering how to reference it. Is it exactly the same as a journal article reference? Well, it’s pretty similar. Here’s a short guide.
To reference newspaper articles in APA7, you need the following referencing elements:
- Author details – in the format Surname, Initials.
- Publication date in full – in the format (year, month day) within a set of round brackets.
- Article title.
- Newspaper title, and page range (if appropriate).
- URL / DOI – if accessed online
Each element of the reference needs to be separated from the next by a full-stop and a space.
So, a newspaper reference would look like this:
Millard, R. (2023, May 26). Energy bills to stay above pre-crisis levels. Financial Times, p2.
or, if I had read this online…
Millard, R. (2023, May 26). Energy bills to stay above pre-crisis levels. Financial Times, p2. https://ft.pressreader.com/v99c2023052600000051001001
Remember that APA7 references should all be formatted with a hanging indent.
Your in-text citations (where you refer to the article within your text) would simply include the author’s surname and the year of publication so…
Millard (2023) – or, if you are quoting directly – Millard (2023, p2).
Any questions about referencing? Consult our Referencing and Plagiarism pages or drop us an email here.
Please note: Cranfield supports two different referencing styles – APA7 (Author-date) and Numbered (NLM). Please make sure you use the style preferred by your supervisor or lecturer. The advice above relates only to the APA7 style. If you have any questions about referencing, please contact the Library.
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