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APA (7th ed.) Citing Guide: Online Media

APA 7th Edition

This guide is representative of the 7th edition Publication Manual of APA and focuses on a student paper structure.

APA examples are not exhaustive and focus on referencing and citations. Assistance from your professor and/or Writing Centre is suggested for clarification.

Users are responsible for interpretation of APA style guidelines and to seek further assistance when necessary.

Effective September 2020.

What is Online Media?

Online media refers to social media content, and webpages or websites not considered in any of the other categories. It is important that you cite the original content that you found on the social media site.

Items in this category include:

  • Twitter profiles and tweets
  • Facebook page and posts
  • Instagram photo and highlights
  • LinkedIn forum posts
  • news websites without a print equivalent
  • other webpages and websites not categorized anywhere else, see Publication Manual 10.16
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