Chicago Citation Guide (17th Edition): Newspaper Articles

Photo from Flickr, created by user NS Newsflash. Available under a Creative Commons license.

Not sure whether your article is from a newspaper? Look for these characteristics:

• Main purpose is to provide readers with a brief account of current events locally, nationally or internationally.
• Can be published daily, semiweekly or weekly.
• Articles are usually written by journalists who may or may not have subject expertise.
• Written for the general public, readers don't need any previous subject knowledge.
• Little, if any, information about other sources is provided.

Articles may also come from journals or magazines.

Newspaper Article From a Library Database

Footnote:

1. Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name), Date of Publication, https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.

Bibliography Entry:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name) , Date of Publication. https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.

If no author name is provided, begin the citation with the title of the article.

Omit page numbers.

1. Sarah Schmidt, "Companies Fail the Test: Junk Food Marketing Aimed at Kids Faulted," The Gazette (Montreal), March 10, 2010, Canadian Newsstand.

Newspaper Article From a Website

Footnote:

1. Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name), Date of Publication, URL.

Bibliography Entry:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name) , Date of Publication. URL.

If no author name is provided, begin the citation with the title of the article.

Omit page numbers.

1. Malcolm Morrison, "TSX Recovers on Greece News," Toronto Star , June 23, 2011, www.thestar.com/business/economy/2011/06/23/tsx_recovers_on_greece_news.html .

Newspaper Article in Print

Footnote:

1. Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name), Date of Publication.

Bibliography Entry:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper (City and Province/State of Publication, if not Included in Name) , Date of Publication.

If no author name is provided, begin the citation with the title of the article.

Omit page numbers.

Citing Source with Multiple Authors