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== See also ==
* {{Tl|Cite book}} — books and other book-length publications.
* {{Tl|Cite Catalogue}} — official stamp catalogues where the publication itself has been consulted.
* {{Tl|Cite magazine}} — articles in magazines, journals and other periodicals.
* {{Tl|Cite web}} — general webpages, organisational announcements and press releases.
* {{Tl|Cite}} — other sources, including information cards, leaflets, certificates and correspondence.
Use {{Tl|Cite news}} for newspaper articles and reports published by news organisations, whether consulted in print or online. For a postal authority's own issue announcement or press release, use {{Tl|Cite web}}.
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 20 September 2026


This template formats a citation for a printed or online newspaper article.

Usage

{{Cite news
|author=Jane Smith
|url=https://example.com/news/new-stamp-issue
|title=New Stamp Issue Celebrates Manx Heritage
|newspaper=Isle of Man Examiner
|location=Douglas
|date=15 September 2026
|page=12
|pages=
|access-date=16 September 2026
}}

Use page when citing a single page, or pages when citing a range of pages; leave the unused parameter blank.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Authorauthor

Author of the article

Linesuggested
URLurl

Web address of the article

URLoptional
Article titletitle

Title of the news article

Linerequired
Newspapernewspaper

Name of the newspaper

Linesuggested
Locationlocation

Place where the newspaper was published

Lineoptional
Publication datedate

Date the article was published

Datesuggested
Pagepage

Single page being cited

Lineoptional
Pagespages

Range of pages being cited

Lineoptional
Access dateaccess-date

Date the online article was accessed

Dateoptional

See also

  • {{Cite book}} — books and other book-length publications.
  • {{Cite Catalogue}} — official stamp catalogues where the publication itself has been consulted.
  • {{Cite magazine}} — articles in magazines, journals and other periodicals.
  • {{Cite web}} — general webpages, organisational announcements and press releases.
  • {{Cite}} — other sources, including information cards, leaflets, certificates and correspondence.

Use {{Cite news}} for newspaper articles and reports published by news organisations, whether consulted in print or online. For a postal authority's own issue announcement or press release, use {{Cite web}}.