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ACS News Article Format
Borrell, B. Chemical Pollution Reaches the Deep Ocean. The New York Times 2024. https://nytimes.com/... (accessed June 30, 2026).
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Newspaper and online news articles cited in ACS style include the author, the article title, the newspaper or news outlet name in italics, the year in bold, the page number (for print), and the URL with access date for online articles.
Key Formatting Tips
- 1Newspaper name is italic, year is bold
- 2Include a URL and access date for online articles
- 3If no page numbers exist, omit them
- 4For wire service stories, credit the reporter and the outlet