MLA 8th Style Guide: News/Newspaper Article

Online News/Newspaper Article

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Publication Date, pp. inclusive page numbers. Title of Database or Website, URL.

Examples
From a library database:

Overbye, Dennis. “A Successor to Sagan Reboots ‘Cosmos’.” New York Times, 4 Mar. 2014, pp. D2 12-3. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1503733648?accountid=27953.

From the open web:

Saint Louis, Catherine. “Feeling Guilty About Not Flossing? Maybe There’s No Need.” New York Times, 2 Aug. 2016. New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/health/flossing-teeth-cavities.html?_r=0.

Print Newspaper Article

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Publication Date, pp. inclusive page numbers.

Example

Porter, Annalise. “It’s Pretty Hot Outside, but at Least it’s Not 117.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1 July 2014, pp. A1+.

Common Exceptions

If the city of publication is not included in the name of a locally published newspaper, add the city in brackets after the name.

Example

Axelrod, Joshua. “Deaf Advocates Suing University of Maryland for Access have Track Record for Success.” Capital [Annapolis], 21 Oct. 2013, pp. A5. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1443446859?accountid=27953.


If there is no author, omit.

Example

“Miller’s Election Hopes Fading.” Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2010, pp. AA2. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/820713591?accountid=27953.


If there are 2 or 3 authors, include all names.

Example

Williams, Thomas D., and John W. Smith. "Anthrax Vaccine Debate Moves to Congress Controversy Centers on Pentagon Orders." Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 1999. ProQuest, ezproxy.library.csn.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/256170920?accountid=27953.