Template:Cite newspaper

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Cite a newspaper article.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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"	String	optional
Article title	title	The title of the article, not including the newspaper name. Example Video Game Breaks Record Sales	String	optional
Newspaper name	newspaper_name	The name of the newspaper in which the article was included. Example The New York Times	String	optional
Newspaper edition	edition	Newspaper edition, if known. Mainly used when the same newspaper is published in multiple places. Example New York edition	String	optional
Translator	translator	If you referenced a translation of the article, cite the translator (format: Firstname "screenname" Lastname) Example Clyde Mandelin	String	optional
Year	year	The year during which the article was published. Example 1995	Number	required
Month	month	The month during which the article was published. Use the full name. Example October	String	required
Day	day	The day of the month on which the article was published. Don't use leading zeroes. Example 9	Number	required
URL	url	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	String	optional
Archive URL	archive_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	String	optional