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MLA 9th

Newspaper

In-text citation

One author

Format

(Author's surname Page number)

(Marshall 10)


OR


In Marshall's article...(10)

Tips

  • Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view detailed information on in-text citation using MLA, including other examples such as multiple authors and translators. Refer to this section to determine when to include/exclude a page(s) number, as it's not always necessary.

General works cited tips for newspapers

  • If the author is not available, omit that portion of the citation. Cite the article title first, and complete the citation as you would for any other article of that kind.
  • For information on how to format months - see p. 295 of the MLA Handbook.
  • If page numbers are not available (e.g. for an online article), omit that portion of the citation. If an article is spread over non-consecutive pages - for example, an article might begin on page 3, then skip to page 14, record only the first page number and a plus sign +, leaving no intervening space.
  • When a title is in a language other than English you may use the original title in addition to the English translation. The translation should be put in square brackets.

A newspaper article

Works cited

Format

Print

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, day month year, Section name (if applicable), page range of article.

Online

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, day month year, URL.

Example

Print

Clarke, Mitchell. "Harper's Legacy." Ranges Trader Star Mail [Dandenong Ranges], 22 Sept. 2020, pp. 1+.

Marshall, Konrad. ''I Don't Crave the Battle: The Different Goals That Keep Triple Flag-Winner Bachar Houli Playing." The Age, 31 Oct. 2020, Good Weekend sect., pp. 8-11.

Online

"Petrov Deserts His Russia!." The Argus, 9 June 1955, p. 8, trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71887299.

Thorpe, Lidia. "This Isn’t Just About a Tree, It's About Indigenous Recognition." The Age, 28 Oct. 2020, www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/this-isn-t-just-about-a-tree-it-s-about-indigenous-recognition-20201028-p569hi.html.

Tips

  • If the newspaper is a less well-known or local publication, include the city name in brackets after the title of the newspaper - see Ranges Trader Star Mail example.
  • For a newspaper section, include the title of the section immediately before the page numbers. Do not italicise a section title - see Marshall example.

Newspaper article from an online database

Works cited

Format

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article. Database, URL.

Example

Grant, Stan. "Our Anger Is Not UnAustralian." Sun Herald, 23 Feb. 2020, p. 31. Factiva, global-factiva-com.ap1.proxy.openathens.net/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&NS=18&AID=9MON001700&an=SHD0000020200222eg2n0001t&cat=a&ep=ASI.

"Why Tattoos Are Still Frowned Upon in East Asia, Even As Young People Embrace Them - While Younger People Are Embracing Body Art, Confucian Values Hold Sway." South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), 2 Oct. 2020, Features sec., p. 11. NewsBank, infoweb-newsbank-com.ap1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/17DD9E9418F505D8.

Sri Ayu, Reny. "Literasi Pohon Pustaka" ["Literacy Through Library Tree"]. Kompas, 27 Nov. 2020, p. 16. Factiva, global-factiva-com.ap1.proxy.openathens.net/du/article.aspx/?accessionno=WC59361020201127egbr001bk&fcpil=en&napc=S&sa_from=&cat=w.

Editorial

Works cited

Format

Print

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Editorial." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article. Op-ed.

Online

Last Name, First Name. "Title of Editorial." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article, URL.


OR


Last Name, First Name. "Title of Editorial." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article. Database, URL.

Example

Print

Editorial Board. "A Call to Arms On Greenhouse Emissions." The Age, 31 Oct. 2020, p. 34.

Online

Editorial Board. "Restoring the Web's Lost Promise." The Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/2465298732?accountid=12528.

Tips

  • Include "Editorial Board” at the beginning of the reference if there is no author.

Letter to the editor

Works cited

Format

Print

Last Name, First Name. Letter (if there is no title). "Title of Letter." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article.

Online

Last Name, First Name. Letter (if there is no title). "Title of Letter." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article, URL.


OR


Last Name, First Name. Letter (if there is no title). "Title of Letter." Title of Newspaper, day month year, page range of article. Database, URL.

Example

Print

Soafkin, Cheryl. "Disabled at Risk." The Age, 3 Aug. 2020, p. 16.

Online

Bernard, Cathy. Letter. New York Times, 22 Oct. 2013, nytimes.com/2013/10/27/travel/letters-to-the-editor.html?_r=0.

Tips

  • ​Include "Letter" if there is no title.

Review published in a newspaper or magazine

Titled and Signed (by an Author)

Works cited

Format

Print


Reviewer Last Name, First Name. "Review title." Publication name, ed. (if there is one), day month year, page range.

Electronic


Last Name, First Name. "Review title." Publication name, ed. (if there is one), day month year, page range, URL.

Example

Print


Buruma, Ian. “Fruit From Suffering: The Inner and Outer Worlds of Anne Frank’s Diary.” Times Literary Supplement, 16 Aug. 2019, pp. 3-4.

Untitled and Signed (by an Author)

Works cited

Format

Print


Reviewer Last Name, First Name. Review of Title, by Creator's First Name Last Name. Publication Name, ed. (if there is one), day month year, page range.

Electronic


Reviewer Last Name, First Name. Review of Title, by Creator's First Name Last Name. Publication Name, ed. (if there is one), day month year, page range (if there is one), URL.

Example

Electronic


Maslin, Janet. Review of Emma in the Night, by Wendy Walker. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2017, nyti.ms/2uBhA0C.

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