How to cite a newspaper article

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B16 / R16.6.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a newspaper article, governed by B16 / R16.6. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Jane Gross, Silent Right: Lawyer Defends Principles from Her Jail Cell, Chi. Trib., Mar. 3, 1991 (§ 6), at 6.

Governing rules

B16 / R16.6

• 3.2(a) — pinpoint pages.
• 16 — periodicals.
• T13 — periodical title abbreviations.
• 16.5 — nonconsecutively paginated journals & magazines.
• 16.6 — newspapers.
• 16.6(a) — designation, section & first page only.

Required elements

• Article title
• Newspaper
• Date
• First page

Optional elements

• Author
• Designation
• Place (if not in the name)
• Section
• Volume
• Issue
• Year
• Publishing organization
• Database citation

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