Template:Cite news

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Template documentation

This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is intended specifically for news sources. For citing journals/magazines and websites, see {{Cite journal}} and {{Cite web}}, respectively.

Usage

All parameter names must be lower case.

Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.

Citations within a page should use consistent formats. However, there is no consensus about which format is best.

Common form with author(s) in a single parameter

Day Month Year

{{cite news |title= |author= |url= |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=24 April 2024}}

Month Day, Year

{{cite news |title= |author= |url= |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=April 24, 2024}}

Common form with first and last

Day Month Year

{{cite news |title= |first= |last= |url= |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=24 April 2024}}

Month Day, Year

{{cite news |title= |first= |last= |url= |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=April 24, 2024}}

All parameters

All parameters, horizontal format (delete parameters you don't need)

{{cite news |title= |author= |first= |last= |authorlink= |authorlink2= |author2= |author3= |author4= |author5= |author6= |author7= |url= |format= |agency= |newspaper= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |issn= |oclc= |pmid= |pmd= |bibcode= |doi= |id= |date= |page= |pages= |at= |accessdate= |language= |trans_title= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl= |ref=}}

All parameters, vertical format

{{cite news
| title       = 
| author      = 
| first       = 
| last        = 
| authorlink  = 
| authorlink2 = 
| author2     = 
| author3     = 
| author4     = 
| author5     = 
| author6     = 
| author7     = 
| url         = 
| format      = 
| agency      = 
| newspaper   = 
| publisher   = 
| location    = 
| isbn        = 
| issn        = 
| oclc        = 
| pmid        = 
| pmd         = 
| bibcode     = 
| doi         = 
| id          = 
| date        = 
| page        = 
| pages       = 
| at          = 
| accessdate  = 
| language    = 
| trans_title = 
| quote       = 
| archiveurl  = 
| archivedate =
| deadurl     =
| ref         = 
}}

Examples

Using first and last for author's name

{{cite news |first=Cassandra |last=Jardine |title=The return of the secondary modern |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3621779/The-return-of-the-secondary-modern.html |location = London |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 August 2004 }}

• Jardine, Cassandra (5 August 2004). "The return of the secondary modern". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3621779/The-return-of-the-secondary-modern.html. 

No author but sourced to a news agency

{{cite news |title=Drugs: Chips trader gets 15 years, 10 strokes |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=48660 |work=Daily Express |location=Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |date=29 March 2007 |agency=Bernama }}

• "Drugs: Chips trader gets 15 years, 10 strokes". Daily Express. Bernama (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia). 29 March 2007. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=48660. 

Using authorlink to link to article about the author on Wikipedia

{{cite news |first=George |last=Monbiot |authorlink=George Monbiot |title=From toxic waste to toxic assets, the same people always get dumped on |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/21/global-fly-tipping-toxic-waste |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=22 September 2009 }}

• Monbiot, George (22 September 2009). "From toxic waste to toxic assets, the same people always get dumped on". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/sep/21/global-fly-tipping-toxic-waste. 

Using |format= parameter when not HTML. No need to use |location= parameter because "New York" is already in name of paper.

{{cite news |work=The New York Times |title=State Prison Treatment |date=4 February 1883 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9503E3D71631E433A25757C0A9649C94629FD7CF |format=PDF }}:* "State Prison Treatment" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 February 1883. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9503E3D71631E433A25757C0A9649C94629FD7CF. 

Using page to identify the reference by page; news item in library but not on line

{{cite news |first=Arthur |last=Reed |title=Four-rate plan in air-fare 'jungle' |page=3 |date=9 December 1976 |work=The Times |location = London }}

• Reed, Arthur (9 December 1976). "Four-rate plan in air-fare 'jungle'". The Times (London): p. 3. 

A foreign-language news article

{{cite news |author=Joliet, François |title=Honni soit qui mal y pense |date=30 April 2005 |language=French |work=Le Figaro |location=Paris |trans_title=Shame on Those Who Think Evil }}

• Joliet, François (30 April 2005). "Honni soit qui mal y pense [Shame on Those Who Think Evil]" (in French). Le Figaro (Paris). 

Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that disappeared from newspaper's own website but are now available from an archive site

{{cite news |author=Achenbaum, Emily S. |title=Freedom lost, without a trial |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/109/story/47573.html |date=11 March 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070419112159/www.charlotteobserver.com/109/story/47573.html |archivedate=19 April 2007 }}

• Achenbaum, Emily S. (11 March 2007). "Freedom lost, without a trial". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 19 April 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070419112159/www.charlotteobserver.com/109/story/47573.html. 

Parameters

Syntax

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

album_artist

season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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Deprecated

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

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Description

Authors

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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Title

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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See also

Template:Template shortcut

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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See also

Periodical

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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Date

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Publisher

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

sep_comma

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author

editor

title

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chapter

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journal

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interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Template:Template shortcut

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

sep_comma

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author

editor

title

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season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Edition, volume

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

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author

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title

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

album_artist

season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Template:Template shortcut

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

sep_comma

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author

editor

title

web

chapter

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journal

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interview_id

interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

album_artist

season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

In-source locations

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

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author

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title

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

album_artist

season

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

URL

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

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author

editor

title

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chapter

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journal

edition

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

album_artist

season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Anchor

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

sep_comma

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author

editor

title

web

chapter

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journal

edition

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agency

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

album_name

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season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Identifiers

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

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author

editor

title

web

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journal

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

DVD-notes_date

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season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Template:Template shortcut

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

sep_comma

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author

editor

title

web

chapter

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journal

edition

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season

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Quote

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

sep_period

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deprecated

author

editor

title

web

chapter

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journal

edition

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interview_author

interview_interviewer

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album_artist

season

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transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Editors

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

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author

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season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Laysummary

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

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author

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album_name

album_artist

season

network

transcript

notestitle

conference

See also

Display

Usage

This template is used to build consistent documentation pages for Template:Cs1 templates.

For example: {{Citation Style documentation|author}} will show the author documentation.

Where a particular section of documentation is not appropriate for a certain template, simply add the text manually or create a new subtemplate.

Each module of text is a subtemplate that can be edited using the link.

Parameters

syntax

coins

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author

editor

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transcript

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See also

Template:Citation Style 1 Template:Wikipedia referencing Template:UF-COinS

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