How to Cite a Newspaper Article in AGLC4

Online or print, cite the journalist, the date and the paper. Paste the link and the byline and date are read from the page. This page follows AGLC4, Australian Guide to Legal Citation, 4th edition (2018).

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Roose, Kevin, ‘A Conversation with Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled’, The New York Times (online, 16 February 2023) <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html>

Footnote

Kevin Roose, ‘A Conversation with Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled’, The New York Times (online, 16 February 2023) <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html>.

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    • Use the date the article was first published, not the "updated" time.
    • An editorial with no byline starts with the headline.

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    At minimum: date published, headline, newspaper. Use the date the article was first published, not the "updated" time. An editorial with no byline starts with the headline.

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    Bibliography entry: Roose, Kevin, ‘A Conversation with Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled’, The New York Times (online, 16 February 2023) <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html> Footnote: Kevin Roose, ‘A Conversation with Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled’, The New York Times (online, 16 February 2023) <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html>.

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