This isn’t a “usual” type of post for me, but I think a lot of you will find it extremely useful. I know I will!!
Well, it’s official, you can now officially cite social media sources in MLA and APA formats. Although this might not seem like a big deal, it is an important step in acknowledging social media as an important source of information for scholarly work. Of course, it warrants a discussion with students about when to cite tweets. For example, citing a person’s opinion in a paper is important, but citing a person’s tweet as a factual basis for an argument doesn’t hold up nearly as well!
Check out the citation formats below, and feel free to download, share and copy this graphic:
