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Author, A. A. [@username]. Name of Group [@username]. Author, A. A. Name of Group. Name of Group [username]. Username.
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Content of the post up to the first 20 words. Content of the post up to the first 20 words [Description of audiovisuals]. [Description of audiovisuals]. |
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https://xxxx... Retrieved Month day, year, from https://xxxx...
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Adapted from American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
If you quote or paraphrase social media content that cannot be accessed by your audience (due to privacy settings/restricted access), cite the content as personal communication.
Social Media Examples
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Tweet with author and username |
APA Style [@APA_Style]. (2018, October 2). #APAStyle covers more than references and citations. Have you seen our blog posts about principles of good writing? http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/principles-of-good-writing/ … [Tweet with link attached]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/APA_Style/status/1047143280075509761 |
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Instagram photo with author and username |
University of Southern California [@uscedu]. (2019, February 20). Great to have @CurbedLA take a look around the @lacoliseum today with USC VP of Auxiliary Services Dan Stimmler [Photograph] Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuH0pbNAC2R/ |
| Instagram highlight | The Conscious Kid [@theconsciouskid]. (n.d.). Rethinking Dr. Seuss [Highlight]. Instagram. Retrieved March 16, 2020, from http://bit.ly/2wXO1NN |
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Aliyah [@steeleio_]. (2019, February 19). My roommate’s cat is always breaking out of her bathroom. I set up this hidden camera to find out how...and y’all....i- [Twitter moment]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/i/moments/1098926026502127616 |
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Carol Folt [@PresidentFolt]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved March 16, 2020, from https://twitter.com/PresidentFolt |
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World Health Organization (WHO). (2020, March 14). Thank you Natália Loewe Becker, our Goodwill Ambassador, for joining the #SafeHands challenge and helping us beat the coronavirus! [Video]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/2Uadlrz |
| Facebook Page | The Conscious Kid. (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved March 16, 2020, from https://www.facebook.com/theconsciouskid/ |
See Ch. 10 pp. 313-352 of APA Manual for more examples and formatting rules