How to Cite a Social Media in Chicago Manual of Style (Notes-Bibliography)

Lernen Sie das genaue Format mit Beispielen, Textzitaten und häufigen Fehlern.

Zitierformat

Grundvorlage

Creator. "First 20 words of post [...]" Platform, @username, Month Day, Year. URL.

Zitat-Komponenten

Creator/Account

Full name or organization name.

Post Content

First 20 words in quotation marks. Use [...] if truncated.

Platform

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc.

Username

Format: @handle.

Post Date

Month Day, Year format.

URL

Direct link to post.

Praxisbeispiel

Beispielquelle

creator

NASA

content

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the oldest galaxies ever observed [...]

platform

Twitter

username

@NASA

date

July 12, 2023

url

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890

Formatiertes Zitat

1. NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," Twitter, @NASA, July 12, 2023, https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890.

Textzitat

1

Superscript numeral

Häufige Fehler

Falsch:

NASA [@NASA]. 'The James Webb Space Telescope.' Twitter. 7/12/23.

Richtig:

1. NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," Twitter, @NASA, July 12, 2023, https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890.

Warum: Use double quotation marks. Include first 20 words of actual post. Use written date format. Include full URL.

Falsch:

1. @NASA. Space Telescope Post. 2023.

Richtig:

1. NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," Twitter, @NASA, July 12, 2023, https://twitter.com/NASA/status/...

Warum: Start with account name (not @handle). Include actual post text in quotation marks. Include complete date and URL.

Falsch:

1. Twitter. NASA posted about space. July 2023.

Richtig:

1. NASA, "The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals the Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed [...]," Twitter, @NASA, July 12, 2023, https://twitter.com/NASA/status/...

Warum: Start with creator name. Include actual post content. Include month and day. Include platform, username, and URL.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Do I always need the @username in a social media citation? ▼

Yes, it helps readers verify the source and shows which account posted.

What if the social media post has no date? ▼

Use the date you accessed it: accessed Month Day, Year.

Can I omit emojis from the citation? ▼

Yes, omit emojis from the text. Include them only if essential to understanding the post.

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