Template:Cite news/doc

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

Usage
 
 * Common form for online news articles (English, HTML format, with today as access date)


 * All parameters


 * title is required, rest is optional. Note that title must be on one line in order for the hyperlink to display properly.
 * author: Author
 * last works with first to produce
 * authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
 * coauthors: allows additional authors
 * url: Link to the news item if available online
 * format: Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
 * Specify as 'fee required' if free access no longer available.
 * Specify as 'Reprint' if a full original version but not hosted by the original publisher.
 * work: If this item is part of a larger work (such as a newspaper), name of that work.
 * publisher: Publisher, if any.
 * date: date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended. If the whole date is known it should be wikilinked to enable date user preferences.
 * pages overrides page
 * accessdate: Date when item was accessed. Use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
 * language: the language in which the source is written.

Examples