How to cite a newspaper or magazine article

7 real examples

Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.

1. Adam Cohen, Supreme Contest, Time, Dec. 18, 2000, at 42.

   The authority

   • Supreme Contest (Time, Dec. 18, 2000)Source (time.com)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.1 Citation forms, source by source
   • 18.6 Magazines, bar journals and newsletters

2. Neil Sheehan, Vietnam Archive: Pentagon Study Traces 3 Decades of Growing U. S. Involvement, N.Y. Times, June 13, 1971, at 1.

   The authority

   • Vietnam Archive: Pentagon Study Traces 3 Decades of Growing U. S. Involvement (The New York Times, June 13, 1971)Source (pulitzer.org)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.1 Citation forms, source by source
   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services

3. Benjamin Weiser, Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT, N.Y. Times (May 27, 2023), https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/nyregion/avianca-airline-lawsuit-chatgpt.html.

   The authority

   • Here’s What Happens When Your Lawyer Uses ChatGPT (The New York Times, May 27, 2023)Source (nytimes.com)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.1 Citation forms, source by source
   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services
   • 18.11 Check the article, then catch the common errors

4. Larry Neumeister, Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000, Associated Press (June 22, 2023), https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-fake-case-lawyers-d6ae9fa79d0542db9e1455397aef381c.

   The authority

   • Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000 (Associated Press, June 22, 2023)Source (apnews.com)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.1 Citation forms, source by source
   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services

5. Adam Liptak, Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say, N.Y. Times (Feb. 10, 2025), https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/us/politics/trump-constitutional-crisis.html.

   The authority

   • Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis, Scholars Say (The New York Times, Feb. 10, 2025)Source (nytimes.com)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services
   • 18.11 Check the article, then catch the common errors

6. The Decision Of A Century, Atlanta Daily World, May 18, 1954, at 6.

   The authority

   • The Decision Of A Century (Atlanta Daily World, May 18, 1954)Source (loc.gov)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services

7. Thomas J. Hall & Judith A. Archer, Expert Opinion, AI Hallucinations: Imaginary Caselaw, Real Consequences, N.Y.L.J. (Dec. 18, 2025), https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2025/12/18/ai-hallucinations-imaginary-caselaw-real-consequences/.

   The authority

   • AI Hallucinations: Imaginary Caselaw, Real Consequences (New York Law Journal, Dec. 18, 2025)Source (law.com)

   Where the book teaches this

   • 18.7 Newspapers and wire services

Where the book teaches this

The full rule, its exceptions and the reasons for it are in these sections.

• 18.1 Citation forms, source by source
• 18.6 Magazines, bar journals and newsletters
• 18.7 Newspapers and wire services
• 18.11 Check the article, then catch the common errors

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