APA Referencing, How-to-Guide

Referencing a print newspaper article.

(You can treat any newspaper article found on an LSBU database as a print newspaper article)

The format is similar to that of a journal article but includes the specific date the article was published and no volume or issue number. Include details of the section of the paper if relevant.

Format:

Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of article [details of section or supplement if relevant],

Title of Newspaper, page number(s).

Example:

Tobin, L. (2018, June 8). The crush starts here [Education Supplement]. The Guardian, p. 1. 8

Format for newspaper article with no author:

Title of article. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of Newspaper, page number(s).

Example:

Higher education in the EU. (2016, July 14). The Guardian, p. 8.

Referencing a web-based newspaper article.

Format:

Author’s Surname, Initials. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. URL

Example:

Murphy, K. (2020, Jan 25). It’s time to tune in: Why listening is the real key to communication. The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/25/its-time-to-tune-in-whylistening-is-the-real-key-to-communication