Template:Cite news

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Usage

See the full documentation on wikipedia for extensive examples and documentation.

This tamplate covers mostly the same use case as the {{Cite web}} template. The main differences are:

This template does not require a |url= parameter
This template accepts |issue= and |volume= parameters

So this temlpate better accomodates news sources that are sourced from print.

This template formats a citation to a news article in print, video, audio or web using the provided source information (e.g. author, publication, date) and various formatting options.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Last name	`last` `last1` `author` `author1`	The surname of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'.	Line	suggested
First name	`first` `first1`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link'.	Line	suggested
Author link	`author-link` `author-link1` `author1-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author; can suffix with a numeral to add additional authors	Page name	optional
Last name 2	`last2` `author2`	The surname of the second author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link2'.	Unknown	optional
First name 2	`first2`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the second author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 2	`author-link2` `author2-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author.	Page name	optional
Last name 3	`last3` `author3`	The surname of the third author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link3'.	Unknown	optional
First name 3	`first3`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the third author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 3	`author-link3` `author3-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author.	Page name	optional
Last name 4	`last4` `author4`	The surname of the fourth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link4'.	Unknown	optional
First name 4	`first4`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fourth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 4	`author-link4` `author4-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fourth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 5	`last5` `author5`	The surname of the fifth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link5'.	Unknown	optional
First name 5	`first5`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the fifth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 5	`author-link5` `author5-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the fifth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 6	`last6` `author6`	The surname of the sixth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link6'.	Unknown	optional
First name 6	`first6`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the sixth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 6	`author-link6` `author6-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the sixth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 7	`last7` `author7`	The surname of the seventh author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link7'.	Unknown	optional
First name 7	`first7`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the seventh author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 7	`author-link7` `author7-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the seventh author.	Page name	optional
Last name 8	`last8` `author8`	The surname of the eighth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link8'.	Unknown	optional
First name 8	`first8`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the eighth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 8	`author-link8` `author8-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the eighth author.	Page name	optional
Last name 9	`last9` `author9`	The surname of the ninth author; don't wikilink, use 'author-link9'.	Unknown	optional
First name 9	`first9`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the ninth author; don't wikilink.	Unknown	optional
Author link 9	`author-link9` `author9-link`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the ninth author.	Page name	optional
Author mask	`author-mask`	Replaces the name of the first author with em dashes or text; set to a numeric value 'n' to set the dash 'n' em spaces wide; set to a text value to display the text without a trailing author separator; for example, 'with' instead	String	optional
Display authors	`display-authors`	number of authors to display before 'et al.' is used;	Number	optional
Name list style	`name-list-style`	Set to 'amp' or 'and' to change the separator between the last two names of the name list to ' & ' or ' and ', respectively. Set to 'vanc' to display name lists in Vancouver style.	String	optional
Source date	`date`	Full date of the source; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Year of publication	`year`	Year of the source being referenced; use 'date' instead, if month and day are also known	String	optional
Original date	`orig-date`	Original date of publication; provide specifics	String	optional
Editor last name	`editor-last` `editor-last1` `editor1-last` `editor-surname` `editor-surname1` `editor1-surname` `editor` `editor1`	The surname of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-last', 'editor', and 'editors'	Unknown	optional
Editor first name	`editor-first` `editor-first1` `editor1-first` `editor-given` `editor-given1` `editor1-given`	Given or first name, middle names, or initials of the editor; don't wikilink, use 'editor-link'; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-first'	Unknown	optional
Editor link	`editor-link` `editor-link1`	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the editor; can suffix with a numeral to add additional editors; alias of 'editor1-link'	Page name	optional
Others	`others`	Used to record other contributions to the work, such as 'Illustrated by John Smith' or 'Translated by John Smith'	String	optional
Source title	`title`	The title of the article as it appears in the source; displays in quotes	String	required
Script title	`script-title`	For titles in non Latin-based alphabet (Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek etc). Prefix with two-character language code followed by a colon. e.g \|script-title=ja:東京タワ	String	optional
Translated title	`trans-title`	An English language title, if the source cited is in a foreign language; 'language' is recommended	String	optional
URL	`url` `URL`	The URL of the online location where the text of the publication can be found. Requires schemes of the type "http://..." or maybe even the protocol relative scheme "//..." Example https://www.nytimes.com/...	URL	suggested
URL access level	`url-access`	Classification of the access restrictions on the URL ('registration', 'subscription' or 'limited') Suggested values `registration` `subscription` `limited`	String	optional
URL status	`url-status`	If set to 'live', the title display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to 'dead' if the original URL is broken. If the original URL is 'live' but no longer supports the article text, set to 'deviated'. Set to 'unfit' or 'usurped' if the original URL is no longer suitable (spam, advertising, etc.) which will make the original link not appear at all. Suggested values `dead` `live` `usurped` `unfit` `deviated` Default 'dead' if an Archive URL is entered Example 'dead' or 'live'	String	suggested
Archive URL	`archive-url` `archiveurl`	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'	URL	suggested
Archive date	`archive-date` `archivedate`	Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink	String	suggested
URL access date	`access-date` `accessdate`	The full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink	Date	suggested
Name of publication	`work` `journal` `magazine` `periodical` `newspaper` `website`	Name of the newspaper, magazine or periodical; displays after title Example [[The Wall Street Journal]]	String	suggested
Department	`department`	Department within the periodical	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher` `institution`	Name of the parent institution or company that publishes the newspaper, magazine, or periodical; displays after name of the publication Example [[Gannett]]	String	optional
Location of publication	`location` `place`	Geographical place of publication; usually not wikilinked; omit when the publication name includes place; alias of 'place'	String	optional
Page	`page`	Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.'	String	optional
Pages	`pages`	Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.' Example 2–3	String	suggested
At	`at`	May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient	String	optional
Language	`language`	The language in which the source is written, if not English; use a two-letter language code (use ISO 639-1) or the full language name. Do not use icons or templates. Example Spanish	String	optional
Type	`type`	Additional information about the media type of the source; format in sentence case	String	optional
Format	`format`	Format of the work referred to by 'url'; examples: PDF, DOC, XLS; do not specify HTML	String	optional
Edition	`edition`	When the publication has more than one edition; for example: '2nd', 'Revised' etc.; suffixed with ' ed.'	String	optional
Place of publication	`publication-place`	Publication place shows after title; if 'place' or 'location' are also given, they are displayed before the title prefixed with 'written at'	String	optional
Publication date	`publication-date`	Date of publication when different from the date the work was written; do not wikilink Auto value	Date	optional
Date format	`df`	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
Via	`via`	Identify the aggregator of the resource that provided the digital version (usually a database provider), when it differs from the publisher (e.g., for The Wikipedia Library) Example [[EBSCOHost]], [[Proquest]], [[Newspapers.com]]	String	optional
Volume	`volume`	For one publication published in several volumes. Usually a number. Do not prepend with vol. or v. Example 3	String	optional
Issue	`issue` `number`	Issue identifier when the source is part of a series that is published periodically. Usually a number. Do not prepend with no. Example 4	Line	optional
No pp	`no-pp`	Set to 'y' to suppress the 'p.' or 'pp.' display with 'page' or 'pages' when inappropriate (such as 'Front cover') Auto value `y`	Boolean	optional
arXiv identifier	`arxiv`	An identifier for arXive electronic preprints of scientific papers	String	optional
ASIN	`asin`	Amazon Standard Identification Number; 10 characters	String	optional
ASIN TLD	`asin-tld`	ASIN top-level domain for Amazon sites other than the US	String	optional
Bibcode	`bibcode`	Bibliographic Reference Code (REFCODE); 19 characters	String	optional
DOI	`doi`	Digital Object Identifier; begins with '10.'	String	optional
DOI broken date	`doi-broken-date`	The date that the DOI was determined to be broken	Date	optional
ISBN	`isbn` `ISBN`	International Standard Book Number; use the 13-digit ISBN where possible	String	optional
ISSN	`issn` `ISSN`	International Standard Serial Number; 8 characters; may be split into two groups of four using a hyphen	String	optional
jfm code	`jfm`	Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik classification code	String	optional
JSTOR	`jstor`	JSTOR identifier	String	optional
LCCN	`lccn`	Library of Congress Control Number	String	optional
MR	`mr`	Mathematical Reviews identifier	String	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	Online Computer Library Center number	String	optional
OL	`ol`	Open Library identifier	String	optional
OSTI	`osti`	Office of Scientific and Technical Information identifier	String	optional
PMC	`pmc`	PubMed Center article number	String	optional
PMID	`pmid`	PubMed Unique Identifier	String	optional
RFC	`rfc`	Request for Comments number	String	optional
SSRN	`ssrn`	Social Science Research Network	String	optional
Zbl	`zbl`	Zentralblatt MATH journal identifier	String	optional
id	`id`	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Quote	`quote`	Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; needs to include terminating punctuation	String	optional
Translated quote	`trans-quote`	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
Ref	`ref`	An anchor identifier; can be made the target of wikilinks to full references; special value 'harv' generates an anchor suitable for the harv and sfn templates	String	optional
Postscript	`postscript`	The closing punctuation for the citation; ignored if 'quote' is defined; to suppress use reserved keyword 'none' Default .	String	optional
Bibcode access level	`bibcode-access`	If the full text is available from ADS via this Bibcode, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
DOI access level	`doi-access`	If the full text is free to read via the DOI, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
HDL access level	`hdl-access`	If the full text is free to read via the HDL, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
Jstor access level	`jstor-access`	If the full text is free to read on Jstor, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
OpenLibrary access level	`ol-access`	If the full text is free to read on OpenLibrary, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
OSTI access level	`osti-access`	If the full text is free to read on OSTI, type 'free'. Suggested values `free`	String	optional
Agency	`agency`	The news agency (wire service) that provided the content Example Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse	String	optional

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