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== Use ==
Use this template for the citation for news articles, photos, and advertisements.
'''lastname''' - Last name of the author
'''firstname''' - First name (and middle initial or name if available) of the author
'''fullname''' - Use this if there are multiple authors or something that doesn't fit the "last name, first name" format
'''type''' - Type of news item; used for photographs, advertisements, blog posts, etc.; no need to specify if article or column in a news publication
'''articletitle''' - Title of the article without any surrounding double quotes
'''pub''' - Publication in which the news item appears
'''date''' - Date the news item was published in Month Day, Year format (example: July 4, 1950)
'''volume''' - Volume in which the news item appears, if available; numeral only
'''issue''' - Issue number in which the news item appears, if available; numeral only
'''page''' - Page number in which the news item appears; numeral and/or letter only
'''webpubdate''' - Date the article was published online; for blogs and webpages
'''accessedthrough''' - The database or repository where others can access the news item (Newspapers.com, Internet Archive, Google Books, etc.)
'''accesseddate''' - The date you accessed the news item; preferred on digital news items, not needed on physically published items
'''url''' - A URL that readers can access the news item
'''notes''' - Any notes related to the news item
== Copyable Code ==
== Copyable Code ==
<ref>
{{Cite news
|lastname        = {{{Last Name}}}
|firstname      = {{{First Name}}}
|fullname        = {{{Full Name}}}
|type            = {{{Type}}}
|articletitle    = {{{Article Title}}}
|pub            = {{{pub}}}
|date            = {{{date - January 1, 1900}}}
|volume          = {{{Volume}}}
|issue          = {{{Issue}}}
|page            = {{{Page}}}
|webpubdate      = {{{Date published on web}}}
|accessedthrough = {{{Site accessed through}}}
|accesseddate    = {{{Date accessed}}}
|url            = {{{URL}}}
|notes          = {{{Notes}}}
}}
</ref>
<div class="copycode">
<div class="copycode">
<nowiki><ref>{{</nowiki>Cite news  
<nowiki><ref>{{</nowiki>Cite news  
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</nowiki>
</nowiki>
</div>
</div>
== Example ==
The following code:
The group flew in from Canada.<nowiki><ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Doe|firstname = John|fullname = |type = Photograph|articletitle = Flew in from Canada|pub = Park News Journal|date = July 5, 1950|volume = 4|issue = 3|page = 5-B|webpubdate = |accessedthrough = Newspapers.com|accesseddate = June 10, 2025|url = http://www.newspapers.com/this-is-an-example|notes = This conflicts with other reports.}}</ref></nowiki>
Looks like:
The group flew in from Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Doe|firstname = John|fullname = |type = Photograph|articletitle = Flew in from Canada|pub = Park News Journal|date = July 5, 1950|volume = 4|issue = 3|page = 5-B|webpubdate = |accessedthrough = Newspapers.com|accesseddate = June 10, 2025|url = http://www.newspapers.com/this-is-an-example|notes = This conflicts with other reports.}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:31, 16 June 2025

Use

Use this template for the citation for news articles, photos, and advertisements.

lastname - Last name of the author

firstname - First name (and middle initial or name if available) of the author

fullname - Use this if there are multiple authors or something that doesn't fit the "last name, first name" format

type - Type of news item; used for photographs, advertisements, blog posts, etc.; no need to specify if article or column in a news publication

articletitle - Title of the article without any surrounding double quotes

pub - Publication in which the news item appears

date - Date the news item was published in Month Day, Year format (example: July 4, 1950)

volume - Volume in which the news item appears, if available; numeral only

issue - Issue number in which the news item appears, if available; numeral only

page - Page number in which the news item appears; numeral and/or letter only

webpubdate - Date the article was published online; for blogs and webpages

accessedthrough - The database or repository where others can access the news item (Newspapers.com, Internet Archive, Google Books, etc.)

accesseddate - The date you accessed the news item; preferred on digital news items, not needed on physically published items

url - A URL that readers can access the news item

notes - Any notes related to the news item

Copyable Code

<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = |firstname = |fullname = |type = |articletitle = |pub = |date = |volume = |issue = |page = |webpubdate = |accessedthrough = |accesseddate = |url = |notes = }}</ref>

Example

The following code:

The group flew in from Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Doe|firstname = John|fullname = |type = Photograph|articletitle = Flew in from Canada|pub = Park News Journal|date = July 5, 1950|volume = 4|issue = 3|page = 5-B|webpubdate = |accessedthrough = Newspapers.com|accesseddate = June 10, 2025|url = http://www.newspapers.com/this-is-an-example|notes = This conflicts with other reports.}}</ref>

Looks like:

The group flew in from Canada.[1]

  1. ↑ Doe, John. Photograph. "Flew in from Canada." Park News Journal. July 5, 1950. Vol. 4. Issue 3. Page 5-B. Accessed through Newspapers.com. Accessed June 10, 2025. http://www.newspapers.com/this-is-an-example This conflicts with other reports.
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