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College-wide MLA Citation Guide: 9th edition

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Citing print newspapers

Authored (by reporter or reporters)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Newspaper Name, date month. year, pp. #-#.

[page number: If not consecutive pages, use the first page number followed by “+”.  If only one page, use p ]

Leavitt, Tom. “USF Football Slaughters UCF Knights: 65-10.” Central Florida Press. 30 Nov. 2016, pp. 25+.

Taggart, Bob and Scott Jones. “UCF Fires Football Head Coach, Again!”

Florida College Football Daily. 10 Jan. 2017, pp. 10-11.

 

Editorial (by a newspaper editor, with and without name)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Editorial. Newspaper Name, date month. year, pp. #-#.

Hutton, Abraham. “UCF Needs to Abandon Football Program.” Editorial. Central Florida Press.

3 Mar. 2017, p. A28.

“As Expected, UCF Shuts Down Football Program.” Editorial. Central Florida Press. 10 Mar. 2017, p. A20.

 

Citing digital newspapers

Authored (by reporter or reporters)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Newspaper Name, date month. year, pp. #-#. URL/DOI.

[page number: if not consecutive pages, use the first page number followed by “+”]

Leavitt, Tom. “USF Football Slaughters UCF Knights: 65-10.” Central Florida Press. 30 Nov. 2016, pp. 25+.

cfp.com/sports/college-football-USF-UCF.html.

Taggart, Bob and Scott Jones. “UCF Fires Football Head Coach, Again!” Florida College Football Daily.

10 Jan. 2017, pp. 10-11.  fcf.com/ucf-fires-coach.html.

 

Editorial (by a newspaper editor, with and without name)

Last name, First name. “Article title.” Newspaper Name, date month. year, pp. #-#.

Hutton, Abraham. “UCF Needs to Abandon Football Program.” Editorial. Central Florida Press.

3 Mar. 2017, Newsbank, p. A28. doi:10.9832/mtr.924.495.

“As Expected, UCF Shuts Down Football Program.” Editorial. Central Florida Press.

10 Mar. 2017, p. A20. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/123725206?accountid=9586.