Many databases have a built-in citation function. If you use this option or a citation generator, always double check the citation against the style manual/guidelines. Many citation generators may make tiny mistakes that professors will notice and mark for.
Citation for Online Newspaper Article:
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Publication.
Example: Article from Database
Johnson, K. (2015, Oct. 31). Costume correctness: Feel free to be you, but not me. The New York Times.
Example: Article from Newspaper Website
Johnson, K. (2015, Oct. 31). Halloween Costume correctness on campus: Feel free to be you, but not me. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/us/cultural-appropriation-halloween-costumes.html
Source: APA Online Style Guide
Note: you will provide a URL at the end of the citation if the online newspaper article was accessed from the newspaper's website.
Citing an Article from an Online Database:
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Publication Name, vol., no., date, pp. #. Title of Database, doi:. date of access.
*Note: If doi is not available, use the URL without the https://
Example:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to be You, but Not Me." The New York Times,
Oct. 31, 2015, pp. A1. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553. Accessed Feb. 11, 2020.
Source: OWL Purdue
Citing Online Periodicals (Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles)
Footnote/Endnote:
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article," Title of Publication, Month day, Year, Doi.
Corresponding Bibliographical Entry:
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Publication. Month day, Year. Doi.
*Notes: if the name of a newspaper starts with "the" it is omitted from the citation. For newspapers that are not well known, the city name should be added after the publication title in parenthesis-- Example: News-Gazette (Champagin, IL). If no DOI is available, use the URL.
Examples:
Footnote/Endnote:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to Be You, but Not Me," New York Times, Oct 31, 2015, https://search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553.
Bibliographical Entry:
Johnson, Kirk. "Costume Correctness on Campus: Feel Free to Be You, but Not Me," New York Times, Oct 31, 2015. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2074605179?accountid=14553.
Source: OWL Purdue
