Cite only original content from social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit etc. If you want to cite content from a social media post or account that is not the original source of the content, cite it directly. For example, if you find a Facebook post that links to a blog, cite the blog not the Facebook post.
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Twitter and Instagram: Facebook and others: |
(n.d.). (2019, August 8). |
Content of the post up Content of the post up [Description of audiovisuals]. |
Site name. |
https://xxxxxx Retrieved August |
Ardern, J. [@jacindaardern]. (2018, October 15). I salute you, @Kereru4PM #BirdOfTheYear [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/jacindaardern/status/1051569120066469889 |
Cher [@cher]. (2019, October 15). Trump Brags About Serving Up American Troops to Saudi Arabia for Nothing More Than Cash https://t.co/AEDTi8LXzm?amp=1 via @YahooEnt [Thumbnail with link attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/cher/status/1216581212828880896 |
Figure.NZ [@figurenz]. (2019, October 15). Looking forward to resting up over the holidays? [sleeping face emoji] [beach with umbrella emoji] NZ #Health Survey figures show about 70% of adults meet sleep duration... [Image attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/FigureNZ/status/1207422765986279424 |
RNZ [@radionz]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved January 15, 2020, from https://twitter.com/radionz |
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New Zealand Geographic. (2020, January 15). Check out all the #NZVR experiences at nzgeo.com/vr/waikato Mike Holmes pulls shortfin eels from a fyke net under the watchful... [Video]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1001823770194342 |
World Health Organization. (2020, January 15). Urgent health challenges for the next decade: [exclamation mark emoij] Elevating health in the climate debate. The climate crisis is a health crisis... [Image attached] [Facebook post]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/WHO/photos/a.167668209945237/2853056008073097/?type=3&theater |
New Zealand Fashion Museum. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved January 15, 2020 from https://www.facebook.com/nzfashionmuseum/ |
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New Zealand Police [newzealandpolice]. (2019, November 15). Class of 2019 // Wellington dog section [paw prints emoji] #fridayfloof [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B43Cl_-J9pN/ |
AUT Library [aut_library]. (n.d.). Spooky films [Highlight]. Instagram. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17862675271544491/ |
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Auckland University of Technology. (2020, June 9). #AUTuni will become New Zealand's first university to offer a postgraduate paper on #medicinalcannabis [Thumbnail with link attached] [Post]. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/autuni_autuni-medicinalcannabis-research-activity-6675924114429018112-cjqI |
Auckland University of Technology. (n.d). Home [LinkedIn page]. LinkedIn. Retrieved June 11, 2020, from https://www.linkedin.com/school/autuni/ |
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-Endless. (2020, January 15). I think as a country we need to start a dialogue on fresh water ownership [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/eowzqq/i_think_as_a_country_we_need_to_start_a_dialogue/ |
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Using the same format for citing newspaper or magazine articles.
Martinko, K. (2019, November 22). Burger King is running out of zesty sauce because of climate change. TreeHugger. https://www.treehugger.com/green-food/burger-king-running-out-zesty-sauce-because-climate-change.html |