Mla citation news article online

Here is the MLA citation format for a news article found online:

General Format:

Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Title of Newspaper, Day Month Year of Publication, pp. Page Numbers. Web. Date of Access.

Example:

Smith, John. "New Study Reveals Surprising Benefits of Meditation." The New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023, pp. A1-A3. Web. 15 Feb. 2023.

Breakdown:

• Lastname, Firstname: The author's name, with the last name first.
• "Article Title": The title of the article, in quotation marks.
• Title of Newspaper: The name of the newspaper, in title case.
• Day Month Year of Publication: The date the article was published, in the format day month year.
• pp. Page Numbers: The page numbers where the article can be found, preceded by "pp." (if the article is on multiple pages).
• Web: This indicates that the article was accessed online.
• Date of Access: The date you accessed the article, in the format day month year.

Additional Tips:

• If the article does not have a specific author, use the title of the article as the author.
• If the article does not have page numbers, omit the "pp. Page Numbers" part.
• If the article is from a online news source that does not have a specific date of publication, use "n.d." (no date) instead of the date of publication.
• If you accessed the article through a database or online archive, include the name of the database or archive in the citation.