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Chicago/Turabian

Overview of using Chicago/Turabian to format citations.

Basic Newspaper Article Citation

Basic Footnote Entry

Author's first name Author's last name, "Title of the Article,"  Name of newspaperMonth Day,

     Year, Section of Paper.

 

Basic Bibliography Entry

Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of the Article."  Name of newspaper., Month Day,

     Year,  Section of Paper.

Newspaper article - Print

Footnote:

Allison Borgelt, "Sealed with a Kiss,"  BG News, June 17, 2009.

 

Bibliography:

Borgelt, Allison. "Sealed with a Kiss."  BG News,  June 17, 2009. 

Newspaper Article - Electronic

Footnote:

Gretchen Reynolds, "Phys Ed: Your Brain on Exercise,"  New York Times, July 7, 2010, Health section, http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/your-brain-on-exercise/ (accessed July 7, 2010).

 

Bibliography:

Reynolds, Gretchen .  "Phys Ed: Your Brain on Exercise."  New York Times, July 7, 2010, Health section. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/your-brain-on-exercise/ (accessed July 7, 2010).

Be sure that any URL you include is a permanent or persistent URL, so that the article can be accessed again using it.

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