APA Style Guide - 7th: Social Media

Twitter and Instagram

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. [@username]. (Year, Month Day). First 20 words [Tweet]. Title of Overall Website. URL

Example

Pelosi, N. [@SpeakerPelosi]. (2020, January 13). After this weekend’s 6.0 earthquake, we continue to pray for our fellow American citizens in Puerto  Rico. Trump Admin must [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/SpeakerPelosi/status/1216742851926732803

Zeitz MOCAA [@zeitzmocca]. (2018, November 26). Grade 6 learners from Parkfields Primary School in Hanover Park visited the museum for a tour and workshop hosted by [Photographs]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqpHpjFBs3b/

Facebook Post

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Date of posting). Title of posting [Status update]. Facebook. URL

Example

Gaiman, N. (2018, March 22). 100,000+ Rohingya refugees could be at serious risk during Bangladesh's monsoon season. My fellow UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/2JQxPAD

Blogs

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day of Posting). Title of blog entry. URL

Example

Klymkowsky, M. (2018, September 15). Can we talk scientifically about free will? Sci-Ed. https://blogs.plos.org/scied/2018/09/15/can-we-talk-scientifically-about-free-will/