Template:Cite newspaper

Cite a newspaper article.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Author(s)authors

Follow Chicago style. 1 author: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname." 2-6 authors: Lastname, Firstname "Screenname" and Firstname "Screenname" Lastname (comma separated except for the last one). 7+ authors: Include the first three authors as normal, separated by commas (no "and"), and then end with ", et al."

Example
Kischak, Stef "pidgezero_one," Gamer McDegen, and "blazeit420"
Stringoptional
Article titletitle

The title of the article, not including the newspaper name.

Example
Video Game Breaks Record Sales
Stringoptional
Newspaper namenewspaper_name

The name of the newspaper in which the article was included.

Example
The New York Times
Stringoptional
Newspaper editionedition

Newspaper edition, if known. Mainly used when the same newspaper is published in multiple places.

Example
New York edition
Stringoptional
Translatortranslator

If you referenced a translation of the article, cite the translator (format: Firstname "screenname" Lastname)

Example
Clyde Mandelin
Stringoptional
Yearyear

The year during which the article was published.

Example
1995
Numberrequired
Monthmonth

The month during which the article was published. Use the full name.

Example
October
Stringrequired
Dayday

The day of the month on which the article was published. Don't use leading zeroes.

Example
9
Numberrequired
URLurl

If you referenced an online translation of the article, such as from Shmuplations, use the URL to the translation. Otherwise, include a link to the original content (such as an Internet Archive or Google News link) if it can be read for free online.

Example
https://www.example.com/some-translation
Stringoptional
Archive URLarchive_url

If you included a URL, fill this field out with a Wayback Machine entry for that URL. If the URL isn't on the Wayback Machine yet, change that.

Example
https://web.archive.org/web/somedate/https://www.example.com/some-translation
Stringoptional