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*'''title''' is required, rest is optional.
*'''title''' is required, rest is optional.
* '''author''': Author
* '''author''': Author
** '''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>
** '''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
** '''coauthors''': allows additional authors
* '''url''': Link to the news item if available online
* '''url''': Link to the news item if available online
** '''format''': Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
** '''format''': Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).

Revision as of 09:41, 2 October 2006


This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for news sources.

Usage

{{cite news 
 |first = 
 |last = 
 |authorlink =
 |author = 
 |coauthors =
 |title = 
 |url = 
 |format = 
 |work = 
 |publisher = 
 |pages = 
 |page = 
 |date = 
 |accessdate = 
 |language = 
}}

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |format= |work= | publisher= |pages= |page= | date= | accessdate= | language= }}
  • title is required, rest is optional.
  • author: Author
    • last works with first to produce last, first
    • 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 wikilinked to enable 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 the source is written in

Examples

  • {{cite news | first=John | last=Doe | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/ | work=Encyclopedia of Things | publisher=News corp. | pages= 37–39 | date=[[2005-11-21]] | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite news | author=Staff writer | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=News corp. | pages= 37–39 | date=[[2005-11-21]] | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite news | author=[[John Doe|Doe, John]] | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/background | format=Reprint | publisher=[[News Corporation|News corp.]] | date=[[2005-11-21]] | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite news | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News | format=Fee required | publisher=News corp. | date=[[2005-11-21]] | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite news | first=John | last=Doe | title=FooBar | page=1}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite news | title=FooBar | page=1 }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).

See also


Template:Esoteric


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