How to Cite a Social Media in MLA 9th Edition
Lernen Sie das genaue Format mit Beispielen, Textzitaten und häufigen Fehlern.
Zitierformat
Grundvorlage
Creator. "First 20 words of post [...]" Uploaded by @username, Day Month Year, Platform, URL.
Zitat-Komponenten
Creator/Account
Full name or organization name of the account.
Post Content
First 20 words in quotation marks. Use [...] for truncation.
Username
Format: '@handle' in the upload clause.
Post Date
Day Month Year format.
Platform
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.
URL
Direct link to the specific post.
Praxisbeispiel
Beispielquelle
NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope captures unprecedented images of distant galaxies [...]
@NASA
20 June 2023
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890
Formatiertes Zitat
NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope Captures Unprecedented Images of Distant Galaxies [...]" Uploaded by @NASA, 20 June 2023, Twitter, twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890.
Textzitat
(NASA)
(Creator) or (@username)
Häufige Fehler
Falsch:
@NASA (2023, June 20). 'The James Webb Space Telescope captures...' Tweet. Twitter.
Richtig:
NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope Captures Unprecedented Images of Distant Galaxies [...]" Uploaded by @NASA, 20 June 2023, Twitter, twitter.com/NASA/status/1234567890.
Warum: Start with account name (not @handle). Use quotation marks. Include 'Uploaded by @handle', date, and full URL.
Falsch:
NASA. Space Telescope Post. Twitter. June 2023.
Richtig:
NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope Captures Unprecedented Images of Distant Galaxies [...]" Uploaded by @NASA, 20 June 2023, Twitter, twitter.com/NASA/status/...
Warum: Must include first ~20 words of actual post in quotation marks, username, complete date, and direct post URL.
Falsch:
NASA [@NASA]. Tweet about space. 2023.
Richtig:
NASA. "The James Webb Space Telescope Captures Unprecedented Images of Distant Galaxies [...]" Uploaded by @NASA, 20 June 2023, Twitter, twitter.com/NASA/status/...
Warum: Use quotation marks around post content (not brackets). Include Day Month Year format and full URL to post.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Do I include emojis in a social media citation? ▼
No, omit emojis. Only include them if essential to understanding the post's meaning.
What if the social media post doesn't have a date? ▼
Use the date you accessed it, or cite with the access date included.
Can I cite a retweet or share in MLA? ▼
Cite the original creator and post. In your paper, clarify that it was reposted if relevant to your argument.
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