How to Cite a Newspaper Article in Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date)

Apprenez le format exact avec des exemples, des citations dans le texte et des erreurs courantes à éviter.

Format de citation

Modèle de base

(Author Year) Reference: Author. Year. "Article Title." Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year, page or URL.

Composants de la citation

Author

Full name or start with title if no author.

Year

Year of publication.

Article Title

In quotation marks. Sentence case.

Newspaper Name

Full official name including 'The' if applicable.

Publication Date

Month Day, Year format.

Page/URL

Page number for print, URL for online.

Exemple concret

Source exemple

author

Thompson, Derek

year

2023

title

The future of work in the age of automation

newspaper

The Atlantic

date

November 15, 2023

url

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/future-of-work/

Citation formatée

Thompson, Derek. 2023. "The Future of Work in the Age of Automation." The Atlantic, November 15, 2023. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/future-of-work/.

Citation dans le texte

(Thompson 2023)

(Author Year)

Erreurs courantes

Incorrect:

(Thompson, 2023) - using comma between author and year

Correct:

(Thompson 2023) - use space, not comma

Pourquoi: Chicago author-date uses space between author and year.

Incorrect:

Thompson, Derek. 2023. 'The Future of Work in the Age of Automation.' The Atlantic, November 15, 2023.

Correct:

Thompson, Derek. 2023. "The Future of Work in the Age of Automation." The Atlantic, November 15, 2023. URL

Pourquoi: Use double quotation marks (not single). Include URL for online articles.

Incorrect:

The Atlantic. 2023. Future of Work. By Thompson, Derek. November 15.

Correct:

Thompson, Derek. 2023. "The Future of Work in the Age of Automation." The Atlantic, November 15, 2023. URL

Pourquoi: Author comes first, then year, then full article title, then newspaper and complete date.

Questions fréquentes

How do I cite a newspaper article without an author? ▼

Start with the article title: "Article Title." Newspaper Name. Year. Month Day, Year. Page/URL.

Should I include page numbers or URL? ▼

For print articles: page number. For online: include URL. For articles that span multiple pages, include the starting page.

How specific should the date be? ▼

Include month and day for newspaper articles: Month Day, Year.

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