APA Referencing Guide: Webpage - News Website

Webpage  - News Website

 

Use this format for articles from news websites where there is no associated daily or weekly printed newspapers.

Common examples are BBC News,  Bloomberg,  CNN,  HuffPost,  MSNBC  and  Reuters,

Use the newspaper article category for articles from newspaper websites such as The Guardian,  Financial Times, New York Times or The Washington Post (where there is an associated printed newspaper).

 

The reference will generally require the following elements:

 

• The writer as the author. 
• The specific date the story was published. 
• The title of the news story in italic sentence case. 
• The name of the news website.
• The URL.

 

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Example - Individual author credited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-text citation

The Prime Minister's announcement regarding the easing of the coronavirus lockdown was lacking in some important details as to how some changes would be achieved in actual practice (Kuenssberg, 2020).

 

Full reference for the Reference List

Kuenssberg, L. (2020, May 11). Coronavirus: Bumpy ride as message gets more complicated. BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics- 52627463

 

 

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Example - No individual author(s) credited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-text citation

The ITV soap was first broadcast on 9 December 1960 and is the worlds longest-running TV continuing drama (BBC, 2020).

 

 

Full reference for the Reference List

BBC. (2020, May 12). Coronation Street stamps unveiled to mark 60 years of soap.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-52631961

 

 

Note :  The above article appeared on the BBC News website on the 12th May 2020.