How to cite a newspaper article in Harvard
An article published in a daily or weekly newspaper. Author-date style widely used in UK universities. Many local variants exist.
Quick answer
To cite a newspaper article in Harvard, include the author(s), year, title, and container or publisher details. A concrete example is below.
Example
Doe, J. (2024) “The rise of AI in academic research,” The New York Times, 15 March.
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What you need
For a newspaper article, Harvard expects these fields at minimum:
- Author(s)
- Full date
- Article title
- Newspaper name
- Page or URL
Common mistakes
- Mixing bibliography formatting with in-text citation rules. Reference-list entries and in-text cites follow different patterns — use the style's official guide for both.
- Forgetting the DOI. When a DOI exists, most styles now require it (usually as a full https://doi.org/… URL).
- Inconsistent capitalization. APA uses sentence case for titles; MLA and Chicago use title case. Mixing them is the single most common style error.
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Last updated: 5 May 2026