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MLA Style Guide, 9th Edition: Newspaper Article

This LibGuide reflects the changes to MLA style as directed by the MLA Handbook, Ninth Edition

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Newspaper Article

Material Type In-text Citation Works Cited
Print newspaper article (printed on consecutive pages) (Kissinger C2)

Kissinger, Henry. "The China Challenge." Wall Street Journal, 14-15 May 2011, late ed., pp. C1-C2.

Print newspaper article (printed on non-consecutive pages)

(Williams 14)

Williams, Joy. "Rogue Territory." The New York Times Book Review, 9 Nov. 2014, pp. 1+.

If the article is printed on non-consecutive pages, write the first page number and a plus sign.

Online newspaper article (Internet, freely available)

(Bump)

Bump, Phillip. "Donald Trump Starts the General Election behind Hillary Clinton by a Mile." Washington Post, 4 May 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/05/04/donald-trump-starts-the-general-election-trailing-hillary-clinton-by-a-mile/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory.

Online newspaper article (library database) (Shah and Mashal A9(L))
Shah, Taimoor, and Mujib Mashal. "Afghanistan Seeks to Take Key Highway From Taliban." New York Times, 3 May 2016, late ed., p. A9. Proquest, search.proquest.com/nationalnewsexpanded/docview/1785908871/303CD336A2B74CA9PQ/1?accountid=40707.