LibGuides: MLA Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition): Newspaper Articles

Newspapers

Newspaper article from a library database

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper [City of Publication if not stated in newspaper title], Day Month Year of Publication, pp. Page Numbers if given. Database Name.

Examples:

One Author

Lee, Justina. “Crypto Pros Are Getting Tired of $79-Billion Dogecoin Joke; Unlike Bitcoin, Supply Isn't Finite.” National Post [Toronto], 8 May 2021, p. FP16. Canadian Major Dailies.

Two Authors

Tait, Carrie, and James Keller. "Spiraling Cases Push Hospitals to the Limit." The Globe and Mail [Toronto], 8 May 2021, p. A6. ABI/INFORM.

Three or more authors

Thebault, Reis, et al. "Sorrow and Stamina, Defiance and Despair: A Year of the Pandemic in America." Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021. Gale OneFile News.

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number)

Note: If the article is only a single page or does not have page numbers, exclude the page number in the in-text citation.

Examples:

(Lee)

(Tait and Keller)

(Thebault et al.)

Newspaper article from a website

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper [City of Publication if not stated in newspaper title], Day Month Year of Publication, URL.

Examples:

One Author

Deschamps, Tara. "Companies Offer Vaccinated Customers Freebies and Discounts in Marketing Push." Toronto Star, 9 May 2021, www.thestar.com/business/2021/05/09/companies-offer-vaccinated-customers-freebies-and-discounts-in-marketing-push.html.

Two Authors

Hayley, Austin, and Jack Ewing. "The Tailor, the Florist, the Violin Maker: Improvising to Survive." The New York Times, 10 May 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/business/coronavirus-hamburg-germany-small-businesses.html.

Three or more authors

Bhattacharya, Jhumpa, et al. “Open Forum: Having Kids is Becoming a White Privilege in California.” San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2021, www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Open-Forum-Having-kids-is-becoming-a-white-16162934.php. Op-ed.

In-Text Citation

(Last Name)

Examples:

(Kieffer)

(Hauck and Hecht)

(Bhattacharya et al.)

Newspaper article in print

Works Cited List Citation

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper [City of Publication if not stated in newspaper title], Day Month Year of Publication, pp. Page Numbers.

Note: If the article pages are not in consecutive order, list the first page number of the article followed by a plus (+) sign.

Example:

Kay, Barbara. “'Problematic' Prose; in the Progressive Era, Even Literary Critics Aren't Safe.” National Post [Toronto], 27 Mar. 2021, p. A18.

In-Text Citation

(Last Name Page Number if multi-page article)

Note: If the article is only a single page, exclude the page number in the in-text citation.

Examples:

(Kay)