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| url=http://www.url.com/
| url=http://www.url.com/
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37–39
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
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| url=http://www.url.com/
| url=http://www.url.com/
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37–39
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
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| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| format=PDF
| format=PDF
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37–39
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
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| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
| format=PDF
| format=PDF
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| pages= 37–39
| pages= 37–39
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
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| url=http://www.url.com/background
| url=http://www.url.com/background
| format=Reprint
| format=Reprint
| publisher=[[News Corporation|News corp.]]
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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| url=http://www.url.com/background
| url=http://www.url.com/background
| format=Reprint
| format=Reprint
| publisher=[[News Corporation|News corp.]]
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
| accessdate=2005-12-11
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| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| format=Fee required
| format=Fee required
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
| format=Fee required
| format=Fee required
| publisher=News corp.
| publisher=News co.
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| date=[[2005-11-21]]
| accessdate=2005-12-11
| accessdate=2005-12-11

Revision as of 05:05, 6 December 2006

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This template is used to 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)

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |work= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2025-02-26 }}

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

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}
  • 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 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 in which the source is written.
  • quote: Relevant quote.

Examples

  • {{cite news | first=John | last=Doe | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/ | work=Encyclopedia of Things | publisher=News co. | 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 co. | pages= 37–39 | 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 | authorlink=John Doe | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/background | format=Reprint | publisher=News co. | 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 co. | 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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