In Print

The basic information you want to include is the author of the article, the name of the article, the name of the newspaper, the city published in if not a national newspaper or indicated by the newspaper name, the date published, the edition (if given), the section (if given), and the page number of the newspaper.

Online

The MLA handbook requires the author of the article, the name of the article, the name of the newspaper, and the date published. The electronic information you want to add to this citation includes the date accessed and the URL.


Format:
Author of Article. "Name of article." Name of Newspaper Date Published. Date Accessed <URL>.
Examples:

• Somashekar, Darshan. "Bioethics and Religion" New York Times on the Web 8 Oct. 2004. 10 Oct. 2004 <http://www.nytimes.com/bioethics>.


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