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Newspapers | Footnoting

Article from a print newspaper

Footnotes

19. J Schembri, 'So you want to be a film critic?', The Age, 22 April 2006, p. 81.

Bibliography

Schembri, J, 'So you want to be a film critic?', The Age, 22 April 2006, p. 81.

Notes

  • If 'The' is part of a newspaper's title, it is italicised, for example, The Age, but the Herald Sun.

Article from a print newspaper (no author)

Footnotes

28. 'Britain rejects pardon for 'Breaker' Morant', The Australian, 12 November 2010, p. 14. 

Bibliography

'Britain rejects pardon for 'Breaker' Morant', The Australian, 12 November 2010, p. 14.    

Notes

  • If the article has no known author (i.e. if it is anonymous) list it alphabetically by its title in the bibliography.
  • If 'The' is part of a newspaper's title, it is italicised, for example, The Age, but the Herald Sun.

Article from an online newspaper

Footnotes

24. K Brooks, 'No surprise in big bro demise', The Courier-Mail, 16 July 2008, p. 29. 

Bibliography

Brooks, K, 'No surprise in big bro demise', The Courier-Mail, 16 July 2008, p. 29.

Notes

  • Reference a newspaper article from a library database i.e. Factiva, in exactly the same way as you would a print newspaper article. There is no need to acknowledge which database the article came from.
  • If 'The' is part of a newspaper's title, it is italicised, for example, The Age, but the Herald Sun.
  • If the article has no known author (i.e. if it is anonymous) list it alphabetically by its title in the bibliography.
  • If there is no date, include the abbreviation n.d. for no date.

Newspaper article from the web

Footnotes

S Bredow, 'Powder to the people', The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 2008, available from http://www.smh.com.au/news/ski/powder-to-the-people/2008/06/04/1212258872379.html, viewed 3 March 2008.

Bibliography

Bredow, S, 'Powder to the people', The Sydney Morning Herald,  7 June 2008, available from http://www.smh.com.au/news/ski/powder-to-the-people/2008/06/04/1212258872379.html, viewed 3 March 2008.    

Notes

  • If 'The' is part of a newspaper's title, it is italicised, for example, The Age, but the Herald Sun.
  • If the article has no known author (i.e. if it is anonymous) list it alphabetically by its title in the bibliography.
  • If there is no date, include the abbreviation n.d. for no date.