Formatting Newspaper ArticlesAPA (6th ed.)

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Newspapers Formatted Differently Than Journals

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, p. A12.

Newspaper

• The month and day are included after the year of publication. Do not abbreviate the month.• Use p. or pp. for page numbers.

APA (6th ed.), p. 200. #11

Online Newspaper Article

Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

• Include the month and day after the year of publication.• Page numbers may not be available for online versions of a newspaper article.

APA (6th ed.), p. 200. #11

Home Page URL for Newspaper

Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

• APA says, “Give the URL of the home page when the online version of the article is available by search to avoid nonworking URLs.”

APA (6th ed.), p. 200. #11

Online Newspaper Article

Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

Break URL before most punctuation.

See APA (6th ed.), p. 200. #11 and p. 192

Where to Break URLOnline Newspaper Article