Template talk:Cite news

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Usage

{{cite news 
 |first = 
 |last = 
 |author = 
 |coauthors =
 |url = 
 |title = 
 |work = 
 |publisher = 
 |pages = 
 |page = 
 |date = 
 |accessdate = 
}}

{{cite news|first= |last= |author= |url= |title= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= }}

  • title is required, rest is optional.
  • author: Author
    • last works with first to produce last, first
    • coauthors allows additional authors
  • publisher: Publisher, if any.
  • date: date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
  • accessdate: Date when item was accessed. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
  • work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
  • pages overrides page

Example

Code Result
{{cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| url=http://www.url.com/
| title=News
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| publisher=News corp.
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}
Doe, John (2005-11-21). "News", Encyclopedia of Things, News corp., pp. 37–39. Retrieved on 2005-12-11. 
{{cite news
| author=Staff writer
| url=http://www.url.com/
| title=News
| publisher=News corp.
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}
Staff writer (2005-11-21). "News", News corp., pp. 37–39. Retrieved on 2005-12-11. 
{{cite news
| author=[[John Doe|Doe, John]]
| url=http://www.url.com/
| title=News
| publisher=[[News Corporation|News corp.]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}
Doe, John (2005-11-21). "News", News corp.. Retrieved on 2005-12-11. 
{{cite news
| url=http://www.url.com/
| title=News
| publisher=News corp.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}
"News", News corp. (2005-11-21). Retrieved on 2005-12-11. 
{{cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| title=FooBar
| page=1
}}
Doe, John. "FooBar", p. 1. 
{{cite news
| title=FooBar
| page=1
}}
"FooBar", p. 1.