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MLA 9th Edition Citations Guide

Facebook post (also for Tumblr, LinkedIn, etc.)

Components

Facebook Name or Creator.Text of post or Title of repost.” Facebook, Date of Post, URL.

Examples

World Wildlife Fund. "Five Things to Know on Shark Awareness Day." Facebook, 14 July 2020, www.facebook.com/worldwildlifefund/ videos/745925785979440/.

Note: If a status update includes images, videos, links to outside sources, etc. indicate that in brackets after the title (see example). Replicate emojis if possible
Tweet

Components

Profile Name or Creator Last name, First Name [Twitter handle]. "Tweet text." Twitter, Date of Post. URL.

Example

Chaucer Doth Tweet [@LeVostreGC]. "A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Emily Dickinson wythout her lightsaber." Twitter. 7 Apr. 2018, twitter.com/LeVostreGC/status/ 982829987286827009.

Note: If citing an image uploaded to twitter. In the place of text describe the image. Ex: Photo of a letter from Shirley Jackson. 
Online Forum Post such as Reddit

Components

Username. Review of Title of Work, by Author Full First Name Last Name. Forum name, Date of Post, URL. 

Example

U/reggiew07. Review of King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild. Reddit, 31 Oct. 2020, www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/jlbrs4/ king_leopolds_ghost_a_story_ of_greed_terror_and/.

Online Forum Comment such as Reddit

Components

Username. Comment on original user's review of Title of Work, by Author Full First Name Last Name. Forum name Date of Post, URL

Example

Varro-reatinus. Comment on U/reggiew07’s review of King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild. Reddit, 31 Oct. 2020, www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/ jlbrs4/king_leopolds_ghost_a_story_of_ greed_terror_and/.

Instagram Post

Components

Last name, Full First Name or Creator. "Post text including hashtags" Instagram, Date of Post, URL. 

Example

Chabon, Michael. “#rip Milton Glaser. I grew up in his work. So hard to pick a favorite, maybe this, which also features one of the many awesome typefaces he designed, Baby Teeth. #mahaliajackson #miltonglaser.” Instagram, 28 June 2020, www.instagram.com/p/CB-E9gngVwo/.

Note: If citing an image or video uploaded to Insta, in the place of quoted text describe the image/video. Ex: Photo of a burned copy of The Hate U Give. or Video of King George in Hamilton.