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Chicago 17th (B) Author-Date

News sources

News and magazine articles

In-text citation

Format

(Author Surname Year)


OR


(Title of Publication Year)

Example

(Riding 1998)


OR


(New York Times 2002)

Reference list

Format

Author Surname, First Name. Year. “Title of Article.” Title of Publication, Month DD, YYYY. URL if online.


OR


Title of Publication. Year. “Title of Article”. Month DD, YYYY.

Examples

Bramston, Troy. 2014. “Oldest ANZAC Cove Memorial Returns.” Australian, September 10, 2014. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ap1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1503BD1032061B48.

Riding, Alan. 1998. “Selective French Homage to Jewish History: Scant Mention of Holocaust in a New Museum.” New York Times, December 28, 1998.

OR

New York Times. 2002. “In Texas, Ad Heats Up Race for Governor.” July 30, 2002.

Tips

  • Magazines are cited similarly to newspapers. Any volume/issue numbers are omitted. Refer to the manual for further guidance.
  • If a newspaper article has no author listed, cite the title of the newspaper in italics.
  • Citations of newspaper titles generally exclude starting with “The”.
  • Page numbers, if any, can be cited in the text but are omitted from a reference list entry.
  • Newspaper items are often not listed in the reference list if they have been documented in the text. However a reference list entry may be required for assessments.

News broadcasts aired on television, or viewed online

In-text citation

Format

(Network/News Service Acronym or Name Year)

Example

(ABC 2014)

Reference list

Format

Acronym (Network or News Service). Year. “Title of News Item.” Title of Program. Month DD, YYYY broadcast. Type of broadcast or URL if online.

Example

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2014. “Growing Calls for a Royal Commission into the Commonwealth Bank Fraud Scandal.” 7.30 Report. July 1, 2014. Television Broadcast.

ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2014. “Democracy For Sale: A Premier’s Fall From Grace” Four Corners. June 23, 2014. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/TVNEWS.TSM201406230011.

Tips

  • If the broadcast is viewed through live stream, on demand, or through a database, include the URL.

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