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MLA Style: Basics

This guide is intended to help you cite sources in MLA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what MLA style is and includes, find examples of MLA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in MLA, and more.

Newspaper Articles

Articles by Format

Print Newspaper Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, DOI or URL.

For Example

Alvarez, Lizette. "Resident Attractions: Cats at Hemingway Museum Draw Tourists, and a Legal Battle." New York Times, 23 Dec. 2012, pp. 20, 26

In-Text Citation

(Alvarez 26).

Newspaper Article in a Database

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, DOI or URL.

For Example

Sulcas, Roslyn. "Bending Gender Every Which Way." New York Times, 14 Jun. 2008, p. B13. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times, www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/bending-gender-every-which-way/docview/897118829/

In-Text Citation

(Sulcas B13).

 

Online Newspaper Article

General Format

Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Publication Date, pp. page range where article appears. Website or Database Name, DOI or URL.

For Example

Trotta, Daniel. "East L.A., the Cradle of Mexican American Culture, Seeks Greater Independence." Reuters, www.reuters.com/world/us/east-la-cradle-mexican-american-culture-seeks-greater-independence-2021-06-04/

In-Text Citation

(Trotta).