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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


This template employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.

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