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== Use == | == Use == | ||
Use this template for the citation for news articles, photos, and advertisements. | Use this template for the citation for news articles, photos, and advertisements. | ||
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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> | <div class="copycode">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></div> | ||
Looks like: | 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> | 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> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, 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:
Looks like:
The group flew in from Canada.[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.