Formatting Newspaper Articles APA ( 6th ed. )

1. Formatting Newspaper ArticlesAPA (6th ed.)

2. NewspapersFormatted Differently Than Journals New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post,p. A12. Newspaper • The month and day are included after the year of publication. Do not abbreviate the month. • Use p. or pp. for page numbers. See APA manual, pp. 241-243

3. OnlineNewspaper Article Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com • Include the month and day after the year of publication. • Page numbers may not be available for online versions of a newspaper article. See APA Style Guide, p. 200. #11

4. Home Page URL for Newspaper Online Newspaper Article Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com • APA says, “Give the URL of the home page when the online version of the article is available by search to avoid nonworking URLs.” See APA Style Guide, p. 200. #11

5. Online Newspaper Article Where to Break URL Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com Break URL before most punctuation. See APA Style Guide, p. 200. #11 and p. 192

6. Newspaper citation retrieved from Web site – APA (2007) Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/Feb16_1999 /article12.html • If the URL can take the person directly the article, provide the complete Web address. • If the article is in a database you subscribe to, provide the home or index page for the Web site. Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com