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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 == | ||
<div class="copycode"> | <div class="copycode"> | ||
<nowiki>{{ | <nowiki><ref>{{</nowiki>Cite news | ||
</nowiki> | |lastname = | ||
Cite news | |firstname = | ||
|fullname = | |||
| lastname = | |type = | ||
| firstname = | |articletitle = | ||
| fullname = | |pub = | ||
| articletitle = | |date = | ||
| pub = | |volume = | ||
| date = | |issue = | ||
| volume = | |page = | ||
| issue = | |webpubdate = | ||
| page = | |accessedthrough = | ||
| accessedthrough = | |accesseddate = | ||
| url = | |url = | ||
| notes = | |notes = | ||
<nowiki>}} | <nowiki>}}</ref> | ||
</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== Example == | |||
The following code: | |||
<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: | |||
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.