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APA Referencing, How-to-Guide

Blogs.

NOTE: Blogs are often anonymous and many authors just use their first names or pseudonyms.

Format:

Author’s Surname, Initials or pseudonym. (Year, month day of posting or last update). Title of blog entry. Title of blog. URL

Example:

Markham, L. (2020, January 20). The arc of the moral universe bends towards justice. Psychology Today.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parentshappy-kids/202001/the-arc-the-moral-universe-bends-towards-justice

 

Social media posts.

Format:

Author’s surname, initials. or organization name [Username]. (Year, Month date). Title of post (first 20 words). Site name. URL

Example:

Psychology Today [@PsychToday]. (2020, January 29). Celebrity crushes can bolster

emotional and social development, especially for young people. They can also go too far.

Twitter. https://twitter.com/PsychToday/status/1222565568621862912