To reference an article from a news site, use the following format:
Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of newspaper article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case. URL
McKay, E. (2019, July 9). Contamination rates getting better for Wellington's public recycling bins. New Zealand Herald.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12247753
Examples
Reference list entry
McKay, E. (2019, July 9). Contamination rates getting better for Wellington's public recycling bins. New Zealand Herald.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12247753
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
McKay (2019) writes ... (para. 4).
Parenthetical
... (McKay, 2019, para. 4).
Newspaper article from a database
Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of newspaper article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case, section and page number (if available).
McKay, E. (2019, July 9). Contamination rates getting better for Wellington's public recycling bins. New Zealand Herald, C3.
Examples
Reference list entry
McKay, E. (2019, July 9). Contamination rates getting better for Wellington's public recycling bins. New Zealand Herald.
C3.
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
McKay (2019) writes ... (p. 4).
Parenthetical
... (McKay, 2019, p. 4).
Newspaper article from a database (no author)
When referencing a newspaper article with no author, use the title of the article in place of the author's name. Give the full date and include the section and page number on which the article appeared. For example:
Title of newspaper article in sentence case. (Year, Month day). Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case, section and page number.
Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. (2008, May 20). New Zealand Herald, A11.
Examples
Reference list entry
Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. (2008, May 20). New Zealand Herald, A11.
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
As noted in "Kiwi Speller" (2008) ... (p. A11).
Parenthetical
... ("Kiwi Speller", 2008, p. A11).
Referencing a newspaper article (print, with author)
Author, A. (Year, Month day). Title of article in sentence case. Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case, section and page number.
Masters, K. (2008, May 20). Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. New Zealand Herald, A11.
Examples
Reference list entry
Masters, K. (2008, May 20). Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. New Zealand Herald, A11.
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
Masters (2008) ... (p. A11).
Parenthetical
... (Masters, 2008, p. A11).
When referencing a print newspaper article with no author, use the title of the article in place of the author's name. Give the full date and include the section and page number on which the article appeared. For example.
Title of newspaper article in sentence case. (Year, Month day). Title of Newspaper in Italic Title Case, section and page number.
Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. (2008, May 20). New Zealand Herald, A11.
Examples
Reference list entry
Kiwi speller at home among international bright sparks. (2008, May 20). New Zealand Herald, A11.
In-text citations
Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.
Narrative
As noted in "Kiwi Speller" (2008) ... (p. A11).
Parenthetical
... ("Kiwi Speller", 2008, p. A11).
Referencing a media release
Media releases are not referenced like news sources as they are published on websites, not news sites.
Give a full date and include the [Format].
Surname, First initial. (Year, Month day). Title of media release in italic sentence case [Media release]. Name of Website. URL
