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			This template is used to ] in Misplaced Pages. It is specifically for news sources.

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
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	* '''work''': If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.		* '''work''': If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
	* '''pages''' overrides '''page'''		* '''pages''' overrides '''page'''

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This template is used to cite sources in Misplaced Pages. It is specifically for news sources.

Usage

{{cite news 
 |first = 
 |last = 
 |author = 
 |coauthors =
 |url = 
 |title = 
 |work = 
 |publisher = 
 |pages = 
 |page = 
 |date = 
 |accessdate = 
}}

title is required, rest is optional.
author: Author
- last works with first to produce last, first
- coauthors allows additional authors
publisher: Publisher, if any.
date: date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended. May be wikilinked to enable date user preferences.
accessdate: Date when item was accessed. Use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format.
work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
pages overrides page

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Usage

See also