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This template is used to [[WP:CITE|cite sources]] in Wikipedia. It is specifically for news sources.

== Usage ==

;Common form for online news articles (English, HTML format, with today as access date)
<tt><nowiki>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |work= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki></tt>

;All parameters
<pre>
{{cite news 
 | first = 
 | last = 
 | authorlink =
 | author = 
 | coauthors =
 | title = 
 | url = 
 | format = 
 | work = 
 | publisher = 
 | pages = 
 | page = 
 | date = 
 | accessdate = 
 | language = 
 | quote = 
}}
</pre>
<pre>
{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}
</pre>
*'''title''' is required, rest is optional. Note that title must be on one line in order for the hyperlink to display properly.
* '''author''': Author
** '''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>
** '''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
** '''coauthors''': allows additional authors
* '''url''': Link to the news item if available online 
** '''format''': Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
**: Specify as'' 'fee required' ''if free access no longer available.
**: Specify as'' 'Reprint' ''if a full original version but not hosted by the original publisher.
* '''work''': If this item is part of a larger work (such as a newspaper), name of that work.
* '''publisher''': Publisher, if any.
* '''date''': date of publication. [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format recommended. If the whole date is known it should be [[m:Help:Preferences#Date_format|wikilinked]] to enable [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#prefsection-4 date user preferences].
* '''pages''' overrides '''page'''
* '''accessdate''': Date when item was accessed. Use [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
* '''language''': the language in which the source is written.
* '''quote''': Relevant quote.

== Examples ==

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37&ndash;39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37&ndash;39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}</div>

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| author=Staff writer
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| format=PDF
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37&ndash;39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| author=Staff writer
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| format=PDF
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37&ndash;39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}</div>

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| authorlink=John Doe
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/background
| format=Reprint
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| authorlink=John Doe
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/background
| format=Reprint
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}</div>

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| format=Fee required
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| title=News
| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| format=Fee required
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
}}</div>

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| title=FooBar
| page=1}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| first=John
| last=Doe
| title=FooBar
| page=1
}}</div>

*<nowiki>{{cite news
| title=FooBar
| page=1
}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
cite news
| title=FooBar
| page=1
}}</div>

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]: Style guide
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations]]: Related templates
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikicite]]
* [[Template:Cite web]]
* [[Template:Cite book]]

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