While researching and writing your APA style school paper, you may come across relevant articles published in newspapers. Using newspaper articles helps support your research article by providing authoritative and current news. Follow the APA citation format for periodicals when creating a reference list entry for a newspaper article.
One Author Citation Format
Follow this format when citing a newspaper article with one author:
Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, xx, pp-pp. doi: xx.xxxxxxxx (if assigned) or url (if retrieved from website)
Print Example – One Author
Garcia, K. (2019, October 31). Highway billboard aims to promote body positivity. San Luis Obispo New Times. p. 16.
If the article appears on discontinuous pages, use this format:
Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, xx, pp., pp.
Print Example – Discontinuous Pages One Author
Briseno, E. (2019, November 3). Grand scale perseverance. The Albuquerque Journal, pp. B1, B5.
Print Example – Discontinuous Pages One Author
Tonetho, F. (2014, July 5). Mental health in college students at risk. Star Tribune, pp. B1, B3, B5-B7.
Online Example – One Author
Sheeler, A. (2019), November 5). 2 California correctional officers injured in inmate attack at state prison. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved from https://www.sacbee.com
Editorial, Letter or Opinion Article
If the newspaper article you are citing is an editorial, letter or opinion article, include the article type in square brackets in your citation.
Examples
Ferdowisian, H. (November 3, 2019). Animals deserve research protections people get [Opinion]. The Albuquerque Journal. p. A15.
McDonald, T. (2015, October 22). Healthcare reform a desperate need in New Mexico [Editorial]. The Communicator, p. B5.
Lopez, Z. (2013, September 6). Accessing mental health services in Kern County [Letter to Editor]. Bakersfield Californian, P. A20.
Multiple Author Citation Format
Approach newspaper articles with multiple authors the same way you would with journal articles that have multiple authors. Insert a comma and an ampersand (&) before the final author.
Format
Author, A.A, Author, B.B.,& Author, C.C. (year). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, xx, pp-pp. doi: xx.xxxxxxxx (if assigned)
Example Multiple Author
Granville, K.,& Yaffe-Bellany, D. (November 4, 2019). Apple commits $2.5 billion to ease California housing crunch. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com
No Author Citation Format
If the article has no listed author, the article title is the first element in your APA citation.
Print Article No Author Format
Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Title of Newspaper. pp-pp.
Print Example No Author
Two La. parishes join in tourism exchange. (2019, November 3). The Albuquerque Journal. p. A2.
Online Article No Author
Title of article. (Year, Month Day). Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from https://www.xxxxxxxxx.com
Online Example No Author
Coroner identifies victim in Saturday rollover. (2019, November 4). The Daily Independent. Retrieved from https://www.ridgecrestca.com
Tips for Citing Newspaper Articles in APA
When you find a relevant newspaper article for your APA school paper, follow these guidelines in forming an accurate citation.
- Formatting newspaper article sources in APA follows the same citation format as journal articles
- Do not place a period after the URL or DOI
- Use the URL of the newspaper’s homepage, not a link to the article itself
- Titles of articles are in sentence case
- Titles of periodicals are in italics