Template:Cite news/doc

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.