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Q&A Citation in AP style journalism

I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism. W...

3 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Caveatrob‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:04:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/1112
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Caveatrob‭ · 2019-12-08T01:04:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism.

What's the preferred way to completely acknowledge a source? Quotes I can do, but stuff from sites, other sources, etc baffles me.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-01-14T22:49:31Z (almost 14 years ago)
Original score: 13