Special Notes:
- If possible, cite only original information in social media posts, for example, if a post is sharing a link to an article or another website, share the original website or link instead of the "re-shared" content.
- Social media posts can have just text, just photographs or videos, just website links, or a combination of any of these mediums. When creating a title of the social media post, use the first 20 words of text shared, or the name of the photograph or video.
- After the text title has been created, use brackets to indicate the type of additional content being shared: Photograph, Video, Tweet, Online Forum Post (Reddit), etc..
- Social media posts often contain nonstandard words, #hashtags, :) emojis, and links. Do not change or alter any of part of the language used. If possible, add any emojis (or describe them), and include them in the title if they are within the first 20 words of the text.
- Authors are listed by last name, first initial if known, and then the username or @username is included in brackets. If there is no known name or organization, the username can be used alone.
Author |
Date |
Title |
(SOURCE) Social Media Site Name |
(SOURCE) URL |
Twitter & Instagram: Author, A. A. [@username].
Facebook & others:
Name of Group.
Name of Group [Username].
Username (if no group name).
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(2020, September 28).
(n.d.).
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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] (if no text is available..
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Site Name.
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https://xxx.xxxx
Retrieved December 22, 2020 from https://xxx.xxxx
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Examples:
Tweet:
Aust Aphasia Assoc [@ausaphasiaassoc]. (2019, January 8). #AphasiaResearchWednesdays There has been a growing interest in music therapy to address aphasia, however there still remains a limited amount [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/AusAphasiaAssoc/status/1082849474433540096
Facebook Post:
Southern Poverty Law Center. (2019, January 7). Zora Neale Hurston refused to let black women be written out of the story.
Born in Alabama, a pivotal voice [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://bit.ly/2XBVVHu
Instagram Photograph:
American Nurses Association [@ananursingworld]. (2020, April 13). ANA says "NO" to any form of retaliation against nurses for raising legitimate concerns for their safety. We encourage any [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7PtMTFwqA/
Tiktok:
World Health Organization [@who]. (2018, May 31). Big tobacco replaces dying smokers with young smokers full of life. #SpeakOut #tobaccoexposed #covid19 [Video]. TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@who/video/6832970440185515269?lang=en
*For more on Tiktok see the APA Tiktok Page
Reddit Post:
medical_news_mod. (2019, August 29). Gout pushes up kidney failure risk by 200 percent for those on dialysis, study say [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/medical_news/comments/cwzb5b/gout_pushes_up_kidney_failure_risk_by_200_percent/
*For more on Reddit posts see the APA Online Forum Page