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AGLC - Referencing Guide

Press & Media Releases

Rule 7.4 Press and Media Releases

 Include the author

 Include the body releasing the press or media release (unless they are the same as the author)

Include a document number if it appears on the release

Include pinpoint references to page numbers and paragraphs (where appropriate)

 Author , '  Title ' ( Release Type   Document Number ,  Body ,  Full Date )  Pinpoint .

Format

Standard format for footnotes

   AA Author , ' Release Title ' ( Release Type   Document Number ,  Body ,  Full Date )  Pinpoint  < URL >.

 

Standard format for bibliography

   Author, AA , ' Release Title ' ( Release Type   Document Number ,  Body ,  Full Date )

Footnote Examples

1 Department of Defence (Cth), 'Highest East Timorese Honour for Army Officers' (Media Release MSPA 172/09, 22 May 2009) <http://government.newsarticles.net.au/Defence/Highest-East-Timorese-Honour-For-Army-Officers.htm>.

2 ASX, 'ASX Selects Distributed Ledger Technology to Replace CHESS' (Media Release, 7 December 2017) 1 <https://www.asx.com.au/documents/investor-relations/ASX-selects-distributed-ledger-technology-to-replace-CHESS.pdf>. 


See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as articles, books, releases, and web pages.