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Homepage / How do I reference… a newspaper article in the APA7 style?

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.

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Karen Stokes

Written By: Karen Stokes

A Business Librarian since 2009, Karen leads support for the Cranfield MBA courses, both full-time and Executive.

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