APA 6th - newspaper

Format (Electronic)

Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, p./pp. section/page number(s). Retrieved from homepage (url) of the newspaper

Format (Print)

Author. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, p./pp. section/page number(s).

Examples

Cain Miller, C. (2017, April 10). It’s not just Fox: Why women don’t report sexual harassment. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/

Stock, R. (2009, May 10). A sticky situation for honey industry. Sunday Star Times, p. D3.  

Format (Electronic)

Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, & Seven. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s). Retrieved from homepage (url) of the newspaper 

Format (Print)

Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, & Seven. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s).

Examples

Goldstein, M., Eder, S., Kelly, K., Stevenson, A., & Protess, B. (2017, March 31). Bannon made millions in shaping right-wing thought. The New York Times, p. A15. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com

McCarthy, S., & Semeniuk, I. (2017, November 1). Boreal caribou continue to decline five years after recovery plan's introduction. The Global and Mail, pp. A8-A9. Retrieved from https://www.theglobeandmail.com/

Ots, A., Hawkins, B., & Taylor, A. (1996, February 14). Asthma achievement awards. Evening Post, p. 7. 

Format (Electronic)

Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, ... Last. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s). Retrieved from homepage (url) of the newspaper

Format (Print)

Author One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, ... Last. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s). 

Note: Group could be an organisation, association, government department, study group, etc.

Format (Electronic)

Name of Organisation. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, p./pp. section/page number(s). Retrieved from homepage (url) of the newspaper

Format (Print)

Name of Organisation. (Date of publication). Title of article. Name of Newspaper, p./pp. section/page number(s).

Format (Electronic)

Title of article. (Date of publication). Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s). Retrieved from homepage (url) of newspaper

Format (Print)

Title of article. (Date of publication). Name of Newspaper, pp. section/page number(s).

Examples

Former spy boss David Irvine appointed head of foreign investment board. (2017, April 8). The Sydney Morning Hearld. Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/

Honey gives up healthy secret. (2009, April 18). New Zealand Herald, p. A13.  

• Women who experience sexual harassment in the workplace are reluctant to report it due to the fear of retaliation (Cain Miller, 2017). Cain Miller (2017) reported that this could be in the form of losing their job, loss of careers opportunities and are labelled as troublemakers.

• Collins (2016) suggested that a lack of resourcing in mental health services has exacerbated the crisis. Another finding, according to Collins, is that homelessness is on the rise.

Use ‘and’ between the authors' surnames when they form part of the sentence. Use ‘&’ when they are enclosed within brackets.

• The boreal caribou are still declining five years after a protection agreement was introduced (McCarthy & Semeniuk, 2017). McCarthy and Semeniuk (2017) stated this was caused by the continued disturbance of caribou habitat.

• McCarthy and Semeniuk (2017) found that forestry, mining, oil and gas development have impacted on the habitat of the boreal caribou.

List all surnames in the first citation, but subsequently only the first listed author is used, followed by ‘et al.’ A comma precedes ‘and’ and ‘&’ when there are three or more authors.

• ... in a recent study (Jones, Stevenson, & Rickards, 2007). Another finding, according to Jones et al. (2007), was that ...
• In a recent study, Jones, Stevenson, and Rickards (2007) showed that ... Another finding, according to Jones et al., was that ...

Cite only the surname of the first author followed by ‘et al.’

• ... in a recent study (Jenkins et al., 2013). Another finding, according to Jenkins et al. (2013), was that ...
• In a recent study, Jenkins et al. (2013) showed that ... Another finding, according to Jenkins et al., was that ...

Use the article title, enclosed in speech marks. You may shorten the title if it appears within parentheses, otherwise, if it is mentioned in the structure of your sentence, write the title out in full.

• … federal government’s regulator on foreign investments (“Former spy boss David Irvine”, 2017).

• In the article “Honey gives up healthy secret” (2009), University of Waikato researchers report on their latest discovery regarding Manuka honey.