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Chicago (17th ed.) Style Guide

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

Newspaper Article With One Author

 

 

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.