CSE reference list example. Article in a newspaper: name-year. [author, last name plus initial, followed by period] O’Neil J. [year plus month, abbreviated, plus day, followed by period] 2001 Jul 17. [article title, followed by period] A closer look at medical marijuana. [newspaper title, followed by edition name, if any, abbreviated, in parentheses, followed by period] New York Times (National E d.). [section number or letter, colon, page number, number of columns in parentheses, period] S e c t. D:6 (col. 4).