Works cited entry
“All Wet.” Editorial. Boston Globe 12 Feb. 2001: A14. Print.
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Give as much of the following information as is available:
the title of the article, in quotation marks
the word “Editorial,” followed by a period
the newspaper, italicized
the day, month, and year
the page numbers (including the section letter)
the medium (“Print”)
Notes
Use a plus sign (+) after the page number if the article does not appear on consecutive pages.
If the city of publication is not obvious, include it in brackets after the name of the newspaper: City Paper [Washington].
If the section is marked with a number rather than a letter, use the abbreviation “sec.” before the section number.
When an edition of the newspaper is specified on the masthead, name the edition after the date and before the page reference (eastern ed., late ed., natl. ed., and so on).
Also see Article in a newspaper (online).
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