Library Guides: APA 6th Referencing Style Guide: Social media

Facebook or Twitter feed

Facebook or Twitter feed

Include as an in text reference only, don't include in the Reference list
How to cite Twitter and Facebook part 1
How to cite Facebook pages and groups

Facebook or Twitter message

Messages require both reference list entries and in-text citations
How to cite Twitter and Facebook part 2
How to city social media in APA style

Blogs

For messages posted to an online community, like a blog, the subject line of the message is not in italics

Blog post

Reference list entry:

Hirst, M. (2009, April 3). Public television for $1 a day [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://ethicalmartini.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/public-television-for-1-a-day/

Blog posts are part of a series and so the title of the post is not in italics

In-text citations guide

Video podcasts

Video podcast

Reference list entry:

Dunning, B. (Producer). (2011, January 12). inFact: Conspiracy theories [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com/

Videos can be available in many places online - cite the version that you viewed

In-text citations guide

Audio podcast

Audio podcast

Reference list entry:

Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2007, April 7). The anatomy of a lobotomist [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2007/04/07/84-anatomy-lobotomist

Name the producer if you can
If the podcast is from iTunes simply give the home page url, e.g. Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com

In-text citations guide