Formatting Newspaper Articles APA (6th ed.)

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

Online Newspaper Article Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from 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 #11

Home Page URL for Newspaper Hilts, P. J. (2005, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from 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 #11 Online Newspaper Article

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

Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved from /article12.html 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 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.