Template:Article-newspaper

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Di Rado, Alicia. 1995. Trekking through college: Classes explore
     modern society using the world of Star trek. Los Angeles Times,
     March 15, sec. A.
{article-newspaper
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| year =
| title =
| periodical =
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| day = 
| pages =
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}

Cites a newspaper article that has a named author. Place it inside <ref>…</ref> tags.

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Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Article headlinetitle

The headline of the newspaper article.

Linerequired
Newspaper nameperiodical

The name of the newspaper.

Example
The New York Times
Linerequired
Author surnamelast

Family name of the author. Leave blank if the source has no named author.

Linesuggested
Author first namefirst

Given name of the author.

Linesuggested
Middle name / initialmiddle

Middle name or initial of the author, if any.

Lineoptional
Year publishedyear

The year it was published.

Example
1996
Numbersuggested
Month publishedmonth

The month the article was published.

Example
March
Linesuggested
Day publishedday

The day of the month the article was published.

Example
14
Numbersuggested
Page(s)pages

The page or section the article appeared on.

Example
A1
Lineoptional
Web address (URL)url

Link to an online copy, if available. Include the protocol prefix (usually https://).

URLoptional
Archived copy (URL)archiveurl

Link to an archived snapshot (e.g. the Wayback Machine), kept as a backup if the original goes offline. Usually filled in automatically.

URLoptional
Archive datearchivedate

The date the archived snapshot was captured. Usually filled in automatically.

Dateoptional
Original link statusurlstatus

Set to "dead" if the original link no longer works, so the citation points readers to the archived copy. Usually filled in automatically.

Suggested values
live dead
Lineoptional