How to Cite a TV Report in MLA

Television report transcripts are available on request.

The Modern Language Association (MLA) format provides guidelines for acknowledging sources used when writing essays, reports and research papers. This format is commonly used for English, history and foreign language courses. The MLA format also provides guidelines for citing television reports and transcripts for text citations and references. Television reports provide the reader with an overview or a detailed account of information on a topic.

Instructions

1. Cite references in the following MLA format: Name of the news show. Name of the news company. News station, location. Date of the show on television. For example, All Things Considered. Time Warner Broadcasting. WRC, Washington. 30 Jan. 2010.

2. Cite in-text references in the following format for MLA: The governmental shutdown report, first aired on CNN, revealed the unscrupulous dealings of officials in the Treasury Department (CNN).

3. Designate works cited in the following MLA format: "The month of July featured the greatest level of job losses in the nation." CNN.com. Time Warner Broadcasting. 30 July 2010. Web.

References

• Honolulu Hawaii Education: MLA Format
• Ocean Education: MLA Television Format
• FGCU: MLA Style Format