Newspaper article with no author

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

If no author has been identified, provide the first few words of the title in Headline Case enclosed by double quotation marks " " followed by the year.

An increase in education spending . . . ("Budget to Link," 2016).

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page number(s) from the newspaper (using p. or pp). If no page numbers are provided, then include the paragraph number.

"An additional $118 million to support disabled children in schools over two years will be a modest boost in an important area of student assistance where many schools are struggling" ("Budget to Link," 2016, p. 23).

Reference list

Template

Article title. (Year/Date). Newspaper/Magazine Name, page number. DOI or URL

Example

Budget to link school spending to outcomes. (2016, May 02). The Australian, 23.

Notes on style

• Place the title of the article in the author position
• Do NOT italicise the title of the article, only the title of the newspaper.
• Include the year, month and day.
• If the page numbers are spread over nonconsecutive pages do not add p. or pp. before the page number/s (in the reference list only).
• Articles that are spread over several nonconsecutive pages can be expressed using commas and dashes, for example, 5-6, 8 or 1, 9-10, 12.