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Chicago (17th ed.) Style Guide: Newspaper Article (1 author)

An introductory guide to creating notes and bibliography entries in accordance with the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (2017).

 

 

NOTES ENTRY — Newspaper Article with 1 Author

 

    USED FOR:

  • Citing a newspaper article written by 1 person.


    BASIC COMPONENTS:

  • AUTHOR'S NAME [comma]
  • [quotation mark] TITLE OF ARTICLE [comma] [quotation mark]
  • TITLE OF NEWSPAPER in italics [comma]
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION [comma]
  • PAGE NUMBER(S) [comma]
  • STABLE URL [period]


    FORMATTING:

  1. Author's Name, "Title of Article," Title of Newspaper in Italics, Date, Page Number(s), URL.

 

    EXAMPLES:

  1. Dan Shingler, "Downtown Akron Is Working on Its Next Comeback," Crain's Cleveland Business, September 11, 2023, 2. [article from a physical copy]
  2. Edward Helmore, "Death of Obama's Chef Ruled Accidental Drowning in Martha’s Vineyard," Guardian (London), August 23, 2023, https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:690Y-7YS1-JBNF-W44Y-00000-00&context=1516831. [article has no page numbers]
  3. Ellen Chapman, "Episcopal Bishop Urges Women to Join Rights Fight," Minneapolis Spokesman, February 9, 1962, 1, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025247/1962-02-09/ed-1/seq-1.
  4. Sean Barron, "Buddy Walk Promotes Love, Acceptance of Down Syndrome Community," Vindicator (Warren, OH), September 18, 2023, https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2023/09/buddy-walk-promotes-love-acceptance-of-down-syndrome-community. [article has no page numbers]
  5. Mary O'Leary, "Connecticut Woman Who Was to Be Deported Takes Refuge in New Haven Church," New Haven (CT) Register, July 20, 2017, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W63030547269&login.asp&site=ehost-live. [article has no page numbers]

 

 

SHORTENED NOTES ENTRY (REPEATED SOURCES) — Newspaper Article with 1 Author


    BASIC COMPONENTS:

  • AUTHOR'S LAST NAME [comma]
  • [quotation mark] SHORTENED TITLE OF ARTICLE [comma] [quotation mark]
  • PAGE NUMBER(S) [period]


    FORMATTING:

  1. Author's Last Name, "Shortened Title of Article," Page Number(s).

 

    EXAMPLES:

  1. Shingler, "Downtown Akron," 2.
  2. Helmore, "Obama's Chef." [article has no page numbers]
  3. Chapman, "Episcopal Bishop," 1.
  4. Barron, "Buddy Walk." [article has no page numbers]
  5. O'Leary, "Connecticut Woman." [article has no page numbers]

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY — Newspaper Article with 1 Author


    BASIC COMPONENTS:

  • AUTHOR'S LAST NAME [comma] AUTHOR'S FIRST NAME [period]
  • [quotation mark] TITLE OF ARTICLE [period] [quotation mark]
  • TITLE OF NEWSPAPER in italics [comma]
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION [period]
  • STABLE URL [period]


    FORMATTING:

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper in Italics, Date. URL.

 

    EXAMPLES:

Shingler, Dan. "Downtown Akron Is Working on Its Next Comeback." Crain's Cleveland Business, September 11, 2023. [article from a physical copy]

Helmore, Edward. "Death of Obama's Chef Ruled Accidental Drowning in Martha’s Vineyard." Guardian (London), August 23, 2023. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:690Y-7YS1-JBNF-W44Y-00000-00&context=1516831.

Chapman, Ellen. "Episcopal Bishop Urges Women to Join Rights Fight." Minneapolis Spokesman, February 9, 1962. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025247/1962-02-09/ed-1/seq-1.

Barron, Sean. "Buddy Walk Promotes Love, Acceptance of Down Syndrome Community." Vindicator (Warren, OH), September 18, 2023. https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2023/09/buddy-walk-promotes-love-acceptance-of-down-syndrome-community.

O'Leary, Mary. "Connecticut Woman Who Was to Be Deported Takes Refuge in New Haven Church." New Haven (CT) Register, July 20, 2017. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W63030547269&login.asp&site=ehost-live.