How to Cite a Social Media in Chicago Manual of Style (Author-Date)

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

Formato de citação

Modelo básico

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

Componentes da citação

Creator/Account

Full name or organization name.

Year

Year the post was made.

Post Text

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

Platform

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.

Username

Format: @username

Post Date

Month Day, Year

URL

Direct link to the post.

Exemplo real

Fonte de exemplo

creator

UN Environment Programme

year

2023

post

We cannot solve the climate crisis without stopping deforestation [...]

platform

Twitter

username

@UNEP

date

March 20, 2023

url

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

Citação formatada

UN Environment Programme. 2023. "We cannot solve the climate crisis without stopping deforestation [...]" Twitter, @UNEP, March 20, 2023. https://twitter.com/UNEP/status/1234567890.

Citação no texto

(UN Environment Programme 2023)

(Creator Year)

Erros comuns

Incorreto:

(UNEP 2023) - using acronym without establishing it first

Correto:

(UN Environment Programme 2023) - use full name, or establish acronym first in text

Por quê: Use full name in citations unless the acronym is universally recognized.

Incorreto:

UN Environment Programme. 2023. Climate crisis and deforestation. Twitter @UNEP. March 20.

Correto:

UN Environment Programme. 2023. "We cannot solve the climate crisis without stopping deforestation [...]" Twitter, @UNEP, March 20, 2023. URL

Por quê: Include first ~20 words of actual post in quotation marks, complete date, and full URL.

Incorreto:

UNEP [@UNEP]. 2023. Posted on Twitter about climate. March 20, 2023.

Correto:

UN Environment Programme. 2023. "We cannot solve the climate crisis without stopping deforestation [...]" Twitter, @UNEP, March 20, 2023. URL

Por quê: Use full organization name, actual post text in quotation marks, and include direct URL to post.

Perguntas frequentes

Should I cite the post date or my access date?

Use the date the post was made. Your access date is less relevant unless the post was later deleted.

What if the post is extremely long?

Use only the first 20 words or first complete sentence, whichever is shorter. Use [...] to indicate truncation.

Can I cite retweets or reshares?

Cite the original post and creator, not the account that reposted it. Mention the reposting in your text if relevant.

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