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Citing sources according to APA guidelines

APA Style @ TiU

4.8 Audiovisual works

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• TED Talk • YouTube video or other streaming video
• Webinar (recorded) • Podcast as a whole ǀ Podcast episode

Ted Talk

In the reference list

Nuzzo, J. B. (2021, December). 3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_b_nuzzo_3_ways_to_prepare_society_for_the_
next_pandemic

  • Begin the reference with the surname and initial(s) of the speaker.
  • Give the specific date: year/month or year/month/day.
  • List the title of the TED Talk (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title (if present), the subtitle, and any proper nouns.
  • Include a form-specific description of the work in square brackets after the title (important for identification and retrieval of the TED Talk). 
  • List the name of publishing organization/website. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
  • End the reference with the URL of the TED Talk (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citations: (Nuzzo, 2021)

Narrative citations: Nuzzo (2021) 

In the reference list

TED. (2022, April 14). Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022 [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM

  • Begin the reference with the owner of the YouTube account as the author.
  • Provide the specific date: year/month or year/month/day.
  • List the title of the TED Talk (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title (if present), the subtitle, and any proper nouns.
  • Include a form-specific description of the work in square brackets after the title (important for identification and retrieval of the TED Talk).
  • The title is normally followed by the publishing organization. Where the author and publishing organization are the same, omit the publishing organization.
  • End the reference with the URL of the TED Talk (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citations: (TED, 2022)

Narrative citations: TED (2022)

Webinar (recorded)

Please note The webinar must be retrievable. Unrecorded webinars are cited only in text, as personal communication.

In the reference list

Boycott, K., Gahl, W. A., Mandel, J.-L., & O’Donnell-Luria, A. (2021). The poor diagnosis of rare diseases: Overcoming deficits in information, awareness, and understanding [Webinar]. Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office. https://www.sciencemag.org/custom-publishing/webinars/poor-diagnosis-rare-diseases-overcoming-deficits-information-awareness

  • Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the speaker(s), followed by the publication year.
  • List the title of the webinar (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title (if present), the subtitle, and any proper nouns.
  • Include a form-specific description of the work in square brackets after the title (important for identification and retrieval of the webinar). 
  • List the name of the publishing organization. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
  • End the reference with the URL of the webinar (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Boycott et al., 2021)

Narrative citation: Boycott et al. (2021)

YouTube video or other streaming video

In the reference list

Jones, O. (2021). Paul Krugman meets Owen Jones: Zombies, right-wing lies, bidenomics, and Bernie Sanders [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xe4Zo0Nudw

  • Begin de reference with the person or organization who uploaded the video, even if they did not create the video.
  • Give the publication year.
  • List the title of the video (in italics). Capitalize the first word of the title (if present), the subtitle, and any proper nouns. After the title, include a description of form in square brackets (important for identification and retrieval of the video). 
  • Provide the name of the streaming video site that hosts the video. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
  • End the reference with the URL of the video (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Jones, 2021)

Narrative citation: Jones (2021)

Podcast (audio & video)

In the reference list

Barbaro, M. (Host). (2017-present). The Daily [Audio podcast]. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily

Lathan, V., & Lindsay, R. (Hosts). (2020-present). Higher learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay [Video podcast]. Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/4hI3rQ4C0e15rP3YKLKPut?si=
dfb65ac10c3b40f5

  • Begin de reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the host(s) of the podcast. Include the word "Host" or "Hosts" in parentheses.
  • Provide the span of years during which the podcast aired.
  • List the title of the podcast (in italics). After the title, include a description of form in square brackets (important for identification and retrieval of the podcast). 
  • Provide the name of the publishing organization. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
  • End the reference with the URL of the video (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citation: (Barbaro, 2017–present; Lathan & Lindsay, 2020–present)

Narrative citation: Barbaro (2017–present) and Lathan and Lindsay (2020–present)

In the reference list

Hooper, R. (Host). (2021, April 15). Musical spider’s webs; magic mushrooms for treating depression; the sound of coronavirus (Nr. 63) [Audiopodcast aflevering]. In New Scientist Weekly. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/63-musical-spider-s-webs-magic-mushrooms-for-treating-depression- the-sound-of-coronavirus/

Vogt, P. J., Goldman, A., & Dzotsi, E. (Hosts). (2020, November 12). The confetti cannon (Nr. 169) [Videopodcastaflevering]. In Reply All. Gimlet. https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/dvh64g/169-the-confetti-cannon

Garrett, G. (Host). (2021, April 16). The septendecennial sing-along [Audiopostcastaflevering]. In Radiolab. WNYC Studios. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/septendecennial-sing-along

  • Begin the reference with the surname(s) and initial(s) of the host(s) of the podcast episode. Include the word "Host" or "Hosts" in parentheses.
  • Give the specific date on which the podcast episode first aired (year/month/day).
  • List the title of the postcast episode. Capitalize the first word of the title (if present), the subtitle, and any proper nouns.
  • Provide the episode number after the episode title in parentheses. If the podcast does not number episodes (as in the third example), omit the episode number from the reference. After the title and episode number (if applicable), provide a form-specific description in square brackets (important for identification and retrieval of the podcast episode). 
  • List the title of the podcast (in italics), preceded by the word “In”.
  • Provide the name of the publishing organization. Capitalize the first word and all major words.
  • End the reference with the URL of the podcast episode (do not include a period after the URL).

In the text

Parenthetical citations: (Hooper, 2021; Vogt et al., 2020; Garrett, 2021)

Narrative citations: Hooper (2021), Vogt et al. (2020), and Garrett (2021)