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Referencing

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Newspapers

Reference list

News database

Author Last name, First name. Year of publication. "Title of article." Title of newspaper, Month Day, Year. Database name.

Ferguson, John. 2021. "Apathy a Danger as Winter Moves In." The Australian, May 4, 2021. ProQuest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream.

News website

Author Last name, First name. Year of publication. "Title of article." Title of newspaper, Month Day, Year. URL.

Sale, Anna. 2021. "How to Make Your Small Talk Big." New York Times, May 1, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/section/opinion/gender-and-society.

In-text

(Ferguson 2014)

Ferguson (2014) commented that...

Notes

  • Repeat the year of publication with the month and day.
  • If an article has no author, the title of the newspapers stands in place of the author.
  • If an online article has no suitable URL include the name of of the database.
  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are caplitalised, except articles and prepositions

Online video

Reference list

Author or presenter Last name, First name. Year of publication or creation. "Title of video." Filmed Month Year at Location. Type of video, duration mm:ss. https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Bouman, Katie. 2016. “How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole." Filmed November 2016 at TEDxBeaconStreet, Brookline, MA. TED video, 12:51. https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_bouman_what_does_a_black_hole_look_like.

National Geographic. 2014. "Hidden Tomb Reveals a Treasure Trove of Royal Remains." May 23, 2014. YouTube video, 2:54. https://youtu.be/on2XlVHvP5M.

In-text

(Bouman 2016)

Bouman (2016) argues....

Notes

  • If the author or presenter's given name is provided, use the full name
  • If no author name is provided use the username or organization name who posted the video
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • Type of video might be: YouTube video, video, or file type of downloaded, e.g. MPEG video
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Streaming video (TV)

Reference list

Director Last name, first name, dir. Year of creation or publication. Title of Program. Season X, episode X, "Title of Episode." Aired Month Day, Year, on TV station name. https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Hemingway, Anthony, dir. 2016. American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson. Episode 6, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia." Aired March 8, 2016, on FX. https://edutv.informit.com.au/watch-screen.php?videoID=1227115.

In-text

(Hemingway 2016)

Hemingway (2016) argues that...

Notes

  • If the director's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • Scenes are treated as chapters and are cited by title or by number
  • If you cannot find any of the elements of a citation leave them out and include what is available
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Film from a database

Reference list

Director Last name, First name, dir. Year of release. Movie Title. Production Company. Database name. Medium, duration. https://xxxxxxxxxxx.

Pike, Andrew and Ann McGrath, dirs. 2014. Message From Mungo. Ronin Films. Kanopy, Online video, 1:10:00. https://acu.kanopy.com/video/message-mungo.

In-text

(Pike and McGrath 2014)

Pike and McGrath (2014) argue that..

Notes

  • If the director's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Podcast

Reference list

Presenter Last Name, First Name. Year of creation. "Title of Episode," Month Day, Year, in Podcast Name. Produced by. Podcast, MP3 audio, 00:00. https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Jones, Ann. 2021. "The Banteng Paradox," January 9, 2021, in Off Track. Produced by Georgia Moodie. Podcast, MP3 audio, 25:01. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/the-banteng-paradox/12725828.

In-text

(Jones 2021)

Jones (2021) argues that...

Notes

  • If the director/creator's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • Set the podcast title in italics, and the episode title (and number, if it is included in the title of the episode) in roman with quotation marks.
  • If you cannot find any of the elements of a citation leave them out and include what is available. Alternative information to help identify the source may be substituted, e.g. episode number if no posted date is available.
  • For multiple creators check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format