Chicago news article citation generator

Q: How do I cite a news article in Chicago?

Use this pattern: Surname, First Name. “Headline.” Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year. URL.Or paste the link into the generator above and it builds the citation for you.

Cite a news article in Chicago (18th ed.): paste the link and CiteForge fills in the details, then gives you the bibliography entry and the in-text citation.

Cite a news article in Chicago

Source type

Authors (or an organisation)

Article title

Newspaper or magazine

Publication date (leave blank if none)

URL

Date you accessed it (MLA/Harvard, or when there’s no date)

Fix title capitalisation for the style (sentence case for APA/Harvard, title case for MLA/Chicago)

Bibliography entry · Chicago notes & bibliography

Your citation appears here as you type, set exactly as it will look in your paper.

Footnotes

Page

Fill in the author and date to see the in-text version.

Chicago format for a news article

Surname, First Name. “Headline.” Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year. URL.

News articles are often cited only in notes.
Include them in the bibliography if your instructor asks or they’re critical.
Page numbers can be omitted.

Example

Chicago notes & bibliography

Zimmer, Carl. “The Secret Life of a Coronavirus.” The New York Times, February 26, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-alive-dead.html.

Footnote: Carl Zimmer, “The Secret Life of a Coronavirus,” The New York Times, February 26, 2021, 12, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-alive-dead.html.

What you need, and where to find it

Author
Headline
Newspaper or magazine name
Full publication date
URL

The byline and date sit under the headline. Use the date of the version you read; if the article was updated, some styles let you note that.

Chicago news article questions

How do I cite a news article in Chicago?

Use this pattern: Surname, First Name. “Headline.” Newspaper Name, Month Day, Year. URL.

Or paste the link into the generator above and it builds the citation for you.

What information do I need?

Author, Headline, Newspaper or magazine name, Full publication date, URL. The byline and date sit under the headline. Use the date of the version you read; if the article was updated, some styles let you note that.

What does the in-text citation look like?

Chicago uses a footnote, or (Author Year, page) in author-date. The generator gives you both the parenthetical and narrative versions; add a page number or timestamp for direct quotes.

Is it free, and do I need an account?

Free, no account, no ads. Citations are formatted in your browser, and saved sources stay in this browser only.