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APA Citation Style 6th Edition: F. Newspaper Article

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About Citing

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) -entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) -entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from theAPA Manual (6th ed.).

Newspaper Article (pp. 200-201)

General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author Surname, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname, Year, page number)
References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year, Month Day). Article title: Subtitle.
Newspaper Title, page range. Retrieved from URL [if viewed online]
Example 1
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Wallace, 2007)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Wallace, 2007, p. A8)
References:
Wallace, K. (2007, December 4). Passport applicant finds massive privacy breach. The
Globe and Mail, pp. A1, A8.
Example 2
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Severson & Martin, 2009)
In-Text Citation (Quotation:
(Severson & Martin, 2009)
References:
Severson, K., & Martin, A. (2009, March 3). It's organic, but does that mean it's safer?
The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
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