How to Cite a Newspaper Article in APA 7th Edition

Aprenda o formato exato com exemplos, citações no texto e erros comuns a evitar.

Formato de citação

Modelo básico

Author. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Newspaper Name. URL

Componentes da citação

Author(s)

Last, First Initial. If no author, start with article title.

Publication Date

Format: (Year, Month Day) in parentheses.

Article Title

Sentence case. Not italicized. No quotation marks in reference list.

Newspaper Name

Italicized. Use official name (The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc.).

URL

Include full URL. Use retrieved URL from news website.

Exemplo real

Fonte de exemplo

author

Johnson, K.

date

2023, December 15

title

New climate report shows accelerating temperature changes

newspaper

The New York Times

url

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate

Citação formatada

Johnson, K. (2023, December 15). New climate report shows accelerating temperature changes. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/climate

Citação no texto

(Johnson, 2023)

(Author, Year) or (Author, Year, paragraph #)

Erros comuns

Incorreto:

Johnson, K. (2023, December 15). 'New Climate Report Shows Accelerating Temperature Changes.' The New York Times.

Correto:

Johnson, K. (2023, December 15). New climate report shows accelerating temperature changes. The New York Times. URL

Por quê: Newspaper article titles use sentence case without quotation marks and must include the URL.

Incorreto:

Johnson, K. December 15, 2023. New climate report. New York Times.

Correto:

Johnson, K. (2023, December 15). New climate report shows accelerating temperature changes. The New York Times. URL

Por quê: Date must be in parentheses with (Year, Month Day) format. Always include the full article title and URL.

Incorreto:

Johnson, K. (2023). Article title. NYT.

Correto:

Johnson, K. (2023, December 15). Article title. The New York Times. URL

Por quê: Include full publication date with month and day. Use official newspaper name ('The New York Times', not 'NYT'). Must include URL.

Perguntas frequentes

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

Start with the article title in place of the author: New climate report shows accelerating temperatures. (2023, December 15). The New York Times. URL

Should I include the page number for a newspaper article? ▼

Newspaper articles are now cited primarily by URL in APA 7th edition. Page numbers were used in earlier editions for print versions.

How do I cite a newspaper article accessed through a database? ▼

Include the URL from the database or the newspaper's website. If only print information is available, cite it with page numbers.

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