Print Newspaper Article
General Format:
AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Date, pp. #-#.
OR
AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Date, p. #.
For Example:
O'Sullivan, Jim. "City Council Poised to Add More Women." Boston Globe, 08 Nov. 2017, pp. B1+.
See notes ¹, ²
Electronic Newspaper Article
General Format:
AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Date, edition, p. #, Database, URL (without the http://).
For Example:
​Stancarti, Magherita and Summer Said. "Saudi Arrests Rein in the Elite." Wall Street Journal, 06 November 2017, Eastern edition, p.A1, ABI/Inform Collection, ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1960493723?accountid=3783.
Online Newspaper Article
General Format:
AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, Date, URL (without the http://).
For Example:
Filipov, David. "Russia carefully marks 100th anniversary of Great October Revolution." Washington Post, 6 November 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-carefully-marks-100th-anniversary-of-great-october-revolution/2017/11/06/94afde02-c284-11e7-9922-4151f5ca6168_story.html.
See note ³
¹ If the title of the newspaper doesn't include the city name include the city's name in brackets (e.g. The Union Leader [Manchester]) after the newspaper title. See page 111 of the MLA Handbook for more information.
² If the page numbers are not consecutive only include the first page number followed by a plus sign (e.g. pp. A2+).
³ If a source is only one page, use p. instead of pp. See page 46 of the MLA Handbook 8th edition for more information.