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APA 7th Referencing UniSkills: Social media

APA 7th referencing

Social media

Blog post

 

Author Surname, Initial(s). (year, Month day). Title of blog post. Blog Name in italics. URL

 

 Reference list example
 

saywhatnathan. (2019, November 6). Anniversaries need to be uncomfortable. Archival Decolonist. https://archivaldecolonist.com/2019/11/06anniversaries-need-to-be-uncomfortable
 

Tay, A. (2019, January 15). Why our citation practices make no sense. Musings About Librarianship. http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2019/01/why-our-citation-practices-make-no-sense.html

 

Facebook

 

Author Surname, Initial(s). (year, Month day posted). Content of the post up to the first 20 words in italics [Description]. Facebook. URL
 

Reference list examples
 

Buzzfeed. (2019, November 29). Can't get over these tiny ginger bread houses [Video]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeed/videos/2273404652766055
 

Obama, B. (2018, January 1). During my presidency, I started a tradition of sharing my reading and play lists [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/10155532677446749 
 

Instagram

 

Author Surname, Initial(s). [Instagram username]. (year, Month day posted). Content of the post up to the first 20 words in italics [Description]. Instagram. URL


Reference list examples
 

Nicklen, P. [@paulnicklen]. (2019, December 1). It has been an incredible year with @sealegacy [Video]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5iReDxFOhb
 

Souza, P. [@petesouza]. (2018, February 8). A loving touch [Photograph]. Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/Be8MsHcI8DP
 

Twitter

 

Author Surname, Initial(s). [Twitter username]. (year, Month day posted). Content of the post up to the first 20 words in italics [Tweet]. Twitter. URL
 

Reference list examples
 

Hayman-Reber, M. [@MadelineHayman]. (2021, July 4). Thanks to all the deadly mob around the country who contributed to this special weather map that @NareldaJacobs10 and I [Image attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/MadelineHayman/status/1411619224720601090
 

The New York Times. [@nytimes]. (2019, December 2). Climate change and inequality converge in Los Angeles, where officials see the baking sun as a growing crisis and shade [Thumbnail with link attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/120137548656505857  
 

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