Template:Cite press release

(Press release). 

Template documentation

Usage

To cite a press release with a credited author

{{cite press release |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |access-date=2024-04-16}}

To cite a press release with no credited author

{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |date= |access-date=2024-04-16}}

To cite an online press release that has been archived

{{cite press release |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |dead-url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2024-04-16}}

To cite a press release written in a foreign language

{{cite press release |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |location= |publisher= |agency= |access-date=2024-04-16}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language press release re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite press release |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |language= |location= |publisher= |agency= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}

Template:End Template:Csdoc {{cite press release |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |authorlink2= |last3= |first3= |authorlink3= |last4= |first4= |authorlink4= |last5= |first5= |authorlink5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |name-list-format= |last-author-amp= |date= |year= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |title= |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |type=Press release |language= |others= |location= |publisher= |agency= |page= |pages= |at= |id= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |registration= |subscription= |quote= |postscript= |ref= }} Template:End

To cite a press release with a credited author

{{cite press release
| last         = 
| first        = 
| date         = 
| title        = 
| url          = 
| location     = 
| publisher    = 
| agency       = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite a press release with no credited authorTemplate:Loop

{{cite press release
| author       = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
| title        = 
| url          = 
| format       = 
| location     = 
| publisher    = 
| agency       = 
| date         = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite an online press release that you have archived

{{cite press release
| last         = 
| first        = 
| title        = 
| url          = 
| dead-url     = 
| location     = 
| publisher    = 
| agency       = 
| date         = 
| archive-url  = 
| archive-date = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite a press release written in a foreign language

{{cite press release
| last         = 
| first        = 
| date         = 
| title        = 
| trans-title  = 
| url          = 
| language     = 
| location     = 
| agency       = 
| publisher    = 
| access-date  = 
}}

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language press release re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

{{cite press release
| last1        = 
| first1       = 
| last2        = 
| first2       = 
| date         = 
| title        = 
| trans-title  = 
| url          = 
| dead-url     = 
| format       = 
| language     = 
| location     = 
| publisher    = 
| agency       = 
| archive-url  = 
| archive-date = 
| access-date  = 
| via          = 
| subscription =
| quote        = 
}}

{{cite press release
| last1            = 
| first1           = 
| author-link1     = 
| last2            = 
| first2           = 
| author-link2     = 
| last3            = 
| first3           = 
| author-link3     = 
| last4            = 
| first4           = 
| author-link4     = 
| last5            = 
| first5           = 
| author-link5     = 
| display-authors  = 
| author-mask      = 
| name-list-format = 
| last-author-amp  = 
| date             = 
| year             = 
| editor1-last     = 
| editor1-first    = 
| editor1-link     = 
| editor2-last     = 
| editor2-first    = 
| editor2-link     = 
| editor3-last     = 
| editor3-first    = 
| editor3-link     = 
| editor4-last     = 
| editor4-first    = 
| editor4-link     = 
| editor5-last     = 
| editor5-first    = 
| editor5-link     = 
| display-editors  = 
| title            = 
| trans-title      = 
| url              = 
| dead-url         = 
| format           = 
| type             = 
| language         = 
| others           = 
| location         = 
| publisher        = 
| agency           =
| page             = 
| pages            = 
| at               = 
| id               = 
| archive-url      = 
| archive-date     = 
| access-date      = 
| via              = 
| registration     = 
| subscription     = 
| quote            = 
| postscript       = 
| ref              = 
}}

 
 
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 last2
 last3
 
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 last4
 last5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 editor1-last
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 title
 archive-url
 url
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 archive-date
 archive-url
 url
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 or use |last=
 or use |first=
 or use |author-link=
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 or use |editor-last=
 or use |editor-first=
 or use |editor-link=
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 |dead-url=no if pre-archiving a url; |dead-url=yes if url is dead
 For non-HTML formats e.g. PDF, XLS, DOC, PPT etc.
 Omit this parameter - "Press release" displays automatically
 Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, etc.
 Illustrator or other contributor type and name e.g. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson
 Location named at the beginning of a press release e.g. Omaha, Nebraska
 The organization that published the press release
 
 Page number of relevant information; if populated can not use |pages or |at
 Pages of relevant information; if populated can not use |page or |at
 Placement of relevant information; if populated can not use |page or |pages
 
 
 Date the main url was archived
 
 
 Overridden by |subscription
 If populated, |registration will not display
 Opening and closing quotation marks display automatically.
 
 Used in HARV and SFN referencing styles
 

Examples

Template:Csdoc A press release with a credited author

• {{cite press release |last=Roithmayr |first=Mark |date=February 5, 2007 |title=Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now Complete Merger |url=http://autismspeaks.org/press/autism_speaks_can_complete.php |location=New York |publisher=[[Autism Speaks]] |access-date=November 19, 2007}}

Roithmayr, Mark (February 5, 2007). "Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now Complete Merger" (Press release). New York: Autism Speaks. http://autismspeaks.org/press/autism_speaks_can_complete.php. 

A press release with no credited author

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Sprint 4G LTE Lights Up in 11 New Cities and Counties in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia |url=http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2468 |location=Overland Park, Kansas |publisher=[[Sprint Nextel]] |date=November 26, 2012 |access-date=November 28, 2012}}

"Sprint 4G LTE Lights Up in 11 New Cities and Counties in Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia" (Press release). Overland Park, Kansas: Sprint Nextel. November 26, 2012. http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2468. 

A press release that has been archived

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Burberry Uses iPhone 5s To Capture Spring / Summer 2014 Runway Show |url=http://www.burberryplc.com/media_centre/press_releases/2013/burberry-uses-iphone-5s-to-capture-spring--summer-2014-runway-show |dead-url=no |location=Cupertino, California and London |publisher=[[Burberry|Burberry Group]] |date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KPzNEAeQ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=November 15, 2013}}

"Burberry Uses iPhone 5s To Capture Spring / Summer 2014 Runway Show" (Press release). Cupertino, California and London: Burberry Group. September 13, 2013. http://www.burberryplc.com/media_centre/press_releases/2013/burberry-uses-iphone-5s-to-capture-spring--summer-2014-runway-show. 

A press release written in a foreign language

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=General Motors de México Refuerza Su Compromiso con el Medio Ambiente y Realiza un Año Más Actividades de Reforestación |trans-title=General Motors of Mexico Marks Its Commitment to the Environment and Marks One Year of Reforestation Activities |url=http://media.gm.com/content/media/mk/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/mx/es/2013/Aug/0820-reforestacion.html |language=Spanish |location=México, D.F. |publisher=General Motors Company |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2013}}

"General Motors de México Refuerza Su Compromiso con el Medio Ambiente y Realiza un Año Más Actividades de Reforestación" (in Spanish) (Press release). Mexico City, Mexico: General Motors Company. August 20, 2013. http://media.gm.com/content/media/mk/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/mx/es/2013/Aug/0820-reforestacion.html. 

A two author press release that you quote and archive, is written in a foreign language and has been re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

• {{cite press release |last1=Thompson |first1=Walter |last2=Mittlebrun |first2=Angela |date=June 15, 1990 |title=Das Internet ist selbstverständlich nicht auf Fang |trans-title=The Internet Will Not Catch On |url=http://forschungsinstitut.de/internet.html |dead-url=no |format=PDF |language=German |location=Bonn, Germany |publisher=Forschungs Institut Stiftung |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6KPzNEAej |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |via=[[HighBeam Research]] |subscription=yes |quote=Internet-Nutzung wird erwartet, dass für den Rest des Jahrzehnts zurückgehen.}}

Thompson, Walter; Mittlebrun, Angela (June 15, 1990). "Das Internet ist selbstverständlich nicht auf Fang" (in German) (PDF) (Press release). Bonn, Germany: Forschungs Institut Stiftung. http://forschungsinstitut.de/internet.html. "Internet-Nutzung wird erwartet, dass für den Rest des Jahrzehnts zurückgehen." Template:End

Parameters

Syntax

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Deprecated

Description

Authors

Title

Date

Publisher

Edition, series, volume

In-source locations

URL

Anchor

Identifiers

Quote

Laysummary

Display options

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TemplateData for Cite press release

<templatedata> { "description": "This Citation Style 1 template is used to create citations to press releases. N.B. Parameters have been provided for up to 3 authors; however, additional parameters up to _last9_, _first9_ and _authorlink9_ can be added manually as parameters.", "params": { "title": { "label": "Title of source", "description": "Title of source. Displays in quotes.", "type": "string", "required": true }, "date": { "label": "Source publication date", "description": "Full date of source being referenced in the same format as other publication dates in the citations. Do not wikilink. Displays after the authors and enclosed in parentheses. If there is no author, then displays after publisher.", "type": "string" }, "publisher": { "label": "Name of publisher", "description": "Name of publisher. Not normally included for periodicals. Corporate designations such as _Ltd_, _Inc_ or _GmbH_ are not usually included. Displays after title.", "type": "string" }, "location": { "label": "Geographical place of publication", "description": "Geographical place of publication. Displays after the title.", "type": "string" }, "url": { "label": "Source URL", "description": "URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found. Use of the accessdate parameter is recommended.", "type": "string" }, "quote": { "label": "Quote from source", "description": "Relevant text quoted from the source. Displays enclosed in quotes. When supplied, the citation terminator (a period by default) is suppressed, so the quote needs to include terminating punctuation.", "type": "string" }, "ref": { "label": "Anchor ID", "description": "ID for anchor. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value |ref=ID generates an anchor with the given ID; such a linkable reference can be made the target of wikilinks to full references, especially useful in short citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing. The special value |ref=harv generates an anchor suitable for the Template:Harv template; see anchors for Harvard referencing templates.", "type": "string" }, "language": { "label": "Source language, if not English", "description": "The language the source is written in, if not English. Displays in parentheses with _in_ before the language name. Use the full language name; do not use icons or templates.", "type": "string" }, "last1": { "label": "Last name of first author", "description": "Equivalent to using _last_ when only one author. For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink1_.", "aliases": [ "last" ] }, "first1": { "label": "First name of first author", "description": "Equivalent to using _first_ when only one author. For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink1_. ", "aliases": [ "first" ] }, "last2": { "label": "Last name of second author", "description": "For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink2_." }, "first2": { "label": "First name of second author", "description": "For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink2_. " }, "last3": { "label": "Last name of third author", "description": "For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink3_." }, "first3": { "label": "First name of third author", "description": "For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use _authorlink3_. " }, "access-date": { "label": "Date when URL was accessed", "description": "Full date when original URL was accessed; use the same format as other access and archive dates in the citations; do not wikilink. Not required for web pages or linked documents that do not change; mainly of use for web pages that change frequently or have no publication date. ", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "accessdate" ] }, "dead-url": { "label": "Use if archived but not dead", "description": "When the URL is still live, but preemptively archived, then set |deadurl=no. This changes the display order with the title retaining the original link and the archive linked at the end.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "deadurl" ] }, "archive-url": { "label": "URL of an archived copy of the source", "description": "The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the url becomes unavailable. Requires parameter _archivedate_. ", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "archiveurl" ] }, "archive-date": { "label": "Date when the original URL was archived.", "description": "Date when the original URL was archived. Use the same format as other access and archive dates in the citations; do not wikilink. Displays preceded by _archived from the original on_. ", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "archivedate" ] }, "trans-title": { "label": "English translation of source title", "description": "English translation of the title if the source cited is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets after title. Use of the language parameter is recommended.", "type": "string", "aliases": [ "trans_title" ] }, "author-link1": { "label": "First author biography link", "description": "Equivalent to using _authorlink_ when only one author. Title of existing Wikipedia article about the first author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. ", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "authorlink1", " authorlink", " author-link" ] }, "author-link2": { "label": "Second author biography link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. ", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "authorlink2" ] }, "author-link3": { "label": "Third author biography link", "description": "Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author—not the author's website; do not wikilink. ", "type": "wiki-page-name", "aliases": [ "authorlink3" ] } } } </templatedata>