Question

Thank you. Now how do I cite a letter that has maybe been sent to the press (the Washington Post is not on the list of the author's cc's), and is introduced by a someone else. Please see link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/04/06/teachers-resignation-letter-my-profession-no-longer-exists/

Answer 1

Strauss, Valerie. "‘My Profession … No Longer Exists’." Letter to Mr. Casey Barduhn, Superintendent. N.d. The Answer Sheet. The Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2013. Web. 11 May 2013.

Answer 2

The Washington Post published it, and therefore must be referenced. The only thing this lacks is the date the letter was sent. If you have that, post it and I'll update the reference.

Answer 3

There is no date on the letter. Every reference to it circles back to the Post

Answer 4

The citation is fine then.

Answer 5

I'm only using paragraph 4. And thank you so much!

Answer 6

You're welcome. You don't have to specify which paragraph for a short resource. If it was a book, you'd have to reference the page.

Answer 7

While I have you here, could you please answer another question?

Answer 8

I used the title of a movie in a sentence, colloquially, and I'm wondering if I need to cite it.
"My anti-authoritarian, ‘Waiting for Superman’ mentality..." Waiting for Superman is the movie.

Answer 9

Sorry. Closed page but got email notification.

Answer 10

Citations are generally used for facts, pictures, concepts/ideas, and exact quotes.

Answer 11

So I don't need this?
Producer, P. P. (Mirtel, Michael & Chilcot, Lesley), & Director, D. D. (Guggenheim, Davis). (2010). Waiting for Superman. Ireland. Paramount Vantage.

Answer 12

Although "they" say when in doubt, cite. I do not recommend it for that sentence as it will ruin the flow of the piece.

Answer 13

Thank you!

Answer 14

Anytime. Good luck. (closing page again) :)