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APA Citation for a Newspaper Article
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Example:
Ashenmacher, W. (2006, May 31). Reversing the sands of time: After years of neglect and
abuse, Park Point's dune ecosystem is making a comeback thanks to the work of
volunteers. Duluth News Tribune, p. A1.

Author:
Last name first, then initials for first and middle name. Does your article have
multiple authors? - Ashenmacher, W.


Title & subtitle of the article:
Title and subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and sub-title, and any proper nouns - Reversing the sands of time: After years of neglect and abuse, Park Point's dune ecosystem is making a comeback thanks to the work of volunteers.


Title & subtitle of newspaper:
Title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize 1st word of title and subtitle, proper nouns, and all important words. Italicize. Separate title from page numbers with a comma - Duluth News Tribune,


Page Numbers:
Begin with p. if the article is one page long. Use pp. if it is more than one page long. APA requires that all pages of the article be listed (For example: pp. A1, A4 as opposed to using the + sign in MLA). Use letter to indicate the appropriate section - p. A1.


NOTE: For more information on newspaper article citations, see page 242-243 in the 5th edition of the APA manual.