Journalism Practice Referencing Guide
(updated Jul 2022)

Last updated: Mon, Jul 04 2022 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in Journalism Practice style?

This is the Citationsy guide to Journalism Practice citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Journalism Practice.

cite Journalism Practice — Referencing Guide

How do you cite a book in the Journalism Practice referencing style? (2022 Guide)

Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Journalism Practice? This is how.

Here’s an example book citation in Journalism Practice using placeholders:

Last Name, First Name. 2000. Title. Edited by Editor First Name Editor Last Name. Edition. City: Publisher.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
Journalism Practice citation:

Angelou, Maya. 1969. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House.

And an in-text citation book citation in Journalism Practice looks like this: (Angelou 1969)

How to reference a journal article in the Journalism Practice citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in Journalism Practice format?

Citing a research paper or journal article in Journalism Practice is pretty straightforward. Here’s how

Here’s a Journalism Practice journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author3 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Container Volume (Issue). Journal Name: pages Used. doi:DOI.

So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in Journalism Practice:

Petit, C., and J.M. Sieffermann. 2007. “Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?” 18 (1). Food Quality and Preference: 161-172. doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Petit and Sieffermann 2007)

How to cite a website in a paper in Journalism Practice style?

You probably find a lot of useful information on websites while browsing the web. Here’s a simple guide on how to cite any website in Journalism Practice

Here’s an Journalism Practice example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAuthor1 Firstname, and Author2 LastnameAuthor2 Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. https://www.example.com.

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran, Mark. 2008. “Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (Tran 2008)

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How to cite a YouTube video Journalism Practice in 2022

Are you watching a YouTube video and found something worth sharing in your research paper? Here’s how to cite a YouTube video in Journalism Practice

Here’s a Journalism Practice citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. 2000. “Title”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX.

So how to cite a video Journalism Practice?

Pixar. 2015. “Pizza Clip — Inside Out”. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ.

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (Pixar 2015)

How to cite a podcast using Journalism Practice referencing style

To cite a podcast episode in Journalism Practice, all you need to do is the following

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Journalism Practice.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. “Title”. Publisher. http://www.example.com.

Podcast referencing example in Journalism Practice using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 2018. “640: Five Women”. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (This American Life 2018)

How to cite a piece of music or a song using Journalism Practice referencing style?

You might be listening to a song or lyrics from a song you want to cite in an essay or presentation. This is how to easily cite a song in Journalism Practice

An example song citation in Journalism Practice.

Lastname, Firstname. 2000. Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com.

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in Journalism Practice:

The Beatles. 1969. Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150.

And an in-text citation would look like this: (The Beatles 1969)

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Journalism Practice Referencing Guide (updated Jul 2022)