Template:Cite press release/doc

Usage

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 author

{{cite press release |author=<!-- not stated --> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |access-date=}}

To cite an online press release that has been archived

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

To cite a press release written in a foreign language

{{cite press release |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |trans-title= |language= |location= |publisher= |agency= |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= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |language= |location= |publisher= |agency= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote=}}

{{cite press release |last1= |first1= |author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |display-authors= |author-mask1= |author-mask2= |collaboration= |df= |date= |year= |orig-date= |orig-year= |location= |editor-last1= |editor-first1= |editor-link1= |editor-last2= |editor-first2= |editor-link2= |display-editors= |editor-mask1= |editor-mask2= |title= |script-title= |title-link= |url= |url-access= |trans-title= |format= |department= |work= |script-work= |trans-work= |type= |series= |language= |interviewer-last1= |interviewer-first1= |interviewer-link1= |interviewer-last2= |interviewer-first2= |interviewer-link2= |display-interviewers= |interviewer-mask1= |interviewer-mask2= |translator-last1= |translator-first1= |translator-link1= |translator-last2= |translator-first2= |translator-link2= |display-translators= |translator-mask1= |translator-mask2= |others= |name-list-style= |edition= |publication-place= |publisher= |publication-date= |agency= |minutes= |time-caption= |time= |page= |pages= |at= |no-pp= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |mode= |ref= |postscript=}}

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 author

{{cite press release
|author      = <!-- not stated -->
|date        = 
|title       = 
|url         = 
|location    = 
|publisher   = 
|agency      = 
|access-date = 
}}

To cite an online press release that has been archived

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

To cite a press release written in a foreign language

{{cite press release
|last        = 
|first       = 
|date        = 
|title       = 
|url         = 
|trans-title = 
|language    = 
|location    = 
|publisher   = 
|agency      = 
|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        = 
|url          = 
|url-access   = 
|trans-title  = 
|format       = 
|language     = 
|location     = 
|publisher    = 
|agency       = 
|url-status   = 
|archive-url  = 
|archive-date = 
|access-date  = 
|via          = 
|quote        = 
}}

Full parameter set in vertical format

Parameters	Prerequisites	Brief instructions / notes	Vertical list
Template:Tooltip		Author's last name or single name author. Don't link.	{{cite press release |last1 = |first1 = |author-link1 = |last2 = |first2 = |author-link2 = |display-authors = |author-mask1 = |author-mask2 = |collaboration = |df = |date = |year = |orig-date = |orig-year = |location = |editor-last1 = |editor-first1 = |editor-link1 = |editor-last2 = |editor-first2 = |editor-link2 = |display-editors = |editor-mask1 = |editor-mask2 = |title = |script-title = |title-link = |url = |url-access = |trans-title = |format = |department = |work = |script-work = |trans-work = |type = |series = |language = |interviewer-last1 = |interviewer-first1 = |interviewer-link1 = |interviewer-last2 = |interviewer-first2 = |interviewer-link2 = |display-interviewers = |interviewer-mask1 = |interviewer-mask2 = |translator-last1 = |translator-first1 = |translator-link1 = |translator-last2 = |translator-first2 = |translator-link2 = |display-translators = |translator-mask1 = |translator-mask2 = |others = |name-list-style = |edition = |publication-place = |publisher = |publication-date = |agency = |minutes = |time-caption = |time = |page = |pages = |at = |no-pp = |arxiv = |asin = |asin-tld = |bibcode = |bibcode-access = |biorxiv = |citeseerx = |doi = |doi-access = |doi-broken-date = |eissn = |hdl = |hdl-access = |isbn = |ismn = |issn = |jfm = |jstor = |jstor-access = |lccn = |medrxiv = |mr = |oclc = |ol = |ol-access = |osti = |osti-access = |pmc = |pmc-embargo-date = |pmid = |rfc = |sbn = |ssrn = |s2cid = |s2cid-access = |zbl = |id = |url-status = |archive-url = |archive-format = |archive-date = |access-date = |via = |quote-page = |quote-pages = |quote = |script-quote = |trans-quote = |mode = |ref = |postscript = }}
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Author's first name. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Title of Wikipedia article about the first author. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd author. Don't link. Similar: author-link3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Number (number of authors displayed) or etal (more authors)
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
collaboration	Template:Tooltip
df
date
year
orig-date	date or year
orig-year	date or year
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	can be used for written-at location when publication-place is used for publication place
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for editor. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd editor. Don't link. Similar: editor-link3, etc.
display-editors	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for editors
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
title		This parameter is required.
script-title
title-link	title or script-title	Name of a Wikipedia article about the work. Do not use if url is provided
url	title or script-title	Do not use if title-link is provided
url-access	url
trans-title	title or script-title
format	url
department
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Note that if not set, this parameter shows the words "Press release" by default.
series
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for interviewer. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd interviewer. Don't link. Similar: interviewer-link3, etc.
display-interviewers	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for interviewers
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip		Like last1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for translator. Don't link.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like last1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-last3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like first1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-first3, etc.
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Like author-link1, but for 2nd translator. Don't link. Similar: translator-link3, etc.
display-translators	Template:Tooltip	Like display-authors, but for translators
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	See Display options below; not for lists of cited works
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
others
name-list-style	Template:Tooltip	Set to amp or ampersand to separate the last author with " & "; set to and to separate with " and "
edition
publication-place	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
publication-date
agency
minutes
time-caption	time
time
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at
Template:Tooltip		choose one: page, pages, or at. Use when content on multiple pages supports the article text.
at		choose one: page, pages, or at
no-pp	Template:Tooltip or Template:Tooltip	set to "yes" to suppress the "p." or "pp." before page numbers
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
asin-tld	Template:Tooltip
bibcode
biorxiv
citeseerx
Template:Tooltip
doi-access	Template:Tooltip
doi-broken-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
hdl-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
jstor-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
medrxiv
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
ol-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
osti-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
pmc-embargo-date	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
s2cid-access	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip
url-status	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip, url
archive-format	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Tooltip	url
via
quote-page		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages
quote-pages		choose one: quote-page, quote-pages. Use when quote contains contents from multiple pages.
Template:Tooltip
script-quote
trans-quote
mode		cs1 or cs2
ref
postscript
If a field name is listed in the Prerequisites column, it is a prerequisite for the field to the left.

Examples

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. Retrieved November 19, 2007.

A press release with no credited author

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |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. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

An online press release that has been archived

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |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 |url-status=live |location=Cupertino, California and London |publisher=Burberry Group |date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022112607/http://www.burberryplc.com/media_centre/press_releases/2013/burberry-uses-iphone-5s-to-capture-spring--summer-2014-runway-show |archive-date=October 22, 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. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

A press release written in a foreign language

• {{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |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=Mexico City, Mexico |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" [General Motors of Mexico Marks Its Commitment to the Environment and Marks One Year of Reforestation Activities] (Press release) (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: General Motors Company. August 20, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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=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 |format=PDF |language=German |location=Bonn, Germany |publisher=Forschungs Institut Stiftung |access-date=August 17, 2012 |via=[[HighBeam Research]] |url-access=subscription |quote=Internet-Nutzung wird erwartet, dass für den Rest des Jahrzehnts zurückgehen.}}{{dead link|date=May 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Thompson, Walter; Mittlebrun, Angela (June 15, 1990). "Das Internet ist selbstverständlich nicht auf Fang" [The Internet Will Not Catch On] (PDF) (Press release) (in German). Bonn, Germany: Forschungs Institut Stiftung. Retrieved August 17, 2012 – via HighBeam Research. Internet-Nutzung wird erwartet, dass für den Rest des Jahrzehnts zurückgehen.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cite press release

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 'author-link9' can be added manually as parameters.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Title of source. Displays in quotes.	String	required
Date	date	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.	Date	suggested
Publisher	publisher	Name of publisher. Not normally included for periodicals. Corporate designations such as 'Ltd', 'Inc' or 'GmbH' are not usually included. Displays after title.	String	suggested
Page	page	Page number of relevant information.	String	optional
Pages	pages	Pages of relevant information.	String	optional
Location of publication	location	Geographical place of publication. Displays after the title.	String	optional
Date format	df	Sets rendered dates to the specified format	String	optional
URL	url	URL of an online location where the text of the publication can be found. Use of the access-date parameter is recommended.	URL	suggested
Quote	quote	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.	String	optional
Anchor ID	ref	ID for anchor, overrides the default anchor. A 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. See anchors for Harvard referencing templates.	String	optional
Language	language	If not English, the language the source is written in. Displays in parentheses with 'in' before the language name. Use the full language name; do not use icons or templates.	String	optional
Via	via	Name of the content deliverer, if different from publisher	String	optional
Last name 1	last1 last	Last name of the first author. To link to author article, use 'author-link1'.	String	optional
First name 1	first1 first	First name of the first author. To link to author article, use 'author-link1'.	Unknown	optional
Last name of second author	last2	For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use 'author-link2'.	Unknown	optional
First name of second author	first2	For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use 'author-link2'.	Unknown	optional
Last name of third author	last3	For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use 'author-link3'.	Unknown	optional
First name of third author	first3	For use when a work has up to nine authors. To link to author article, use 'author-link3'.	Unknown	optional
URL access date	access-date	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.	String	suggested
URL status	url-status	When the URL is still live, but preemptively archived, then set |url-status=live. This changes the display order with the title retaining the original link and the archive linked at the end.	String	optional
Archive URL	archive-url	The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if or in case the url becomes unavailable. Requires parameter 'archive-date'.	URL	suggested
Archive date	archive-date	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'.	Date	suggested
English translation of source title	trans-title	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.	String	optional
English translation of quote	trans-quote	English translation of the quotation if the source quoted is in a foreign language. Displays in square brackets.	String	optional
First author link	author-link1 author1-link author-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the first author—not the author's website; do not wikilink.	Page name	optional
Second author link	author-link2 author2-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the second author—not the author's website; do not wikilink.	Page name	optional
Third author link	author-link3 author3-link	Title of existing Wikipedia article about the third author—not the author's website; do not wikilink.	Page name	optional
At	at	Placement of relevant information.	String	optional
id	id	A unique identifier used where none of the specialized ones are applicable	String	optional
Type	type	no description	String	deprecated