Q. I’m compiling footnotes for a history book, and in several instances a newspaper is cited. Is it proper to list the city of origin in parentheses and italics for each newspaper? The paper is located in Virginia, Minnesota. The name of the paper is Mesabi Daily News. The author of the book is listing this newspaper in the footnotes as (Virginia) Mesabi Daily News. Should all the words be in italics, or just the name of the paper and not the city? Thanks for your help.
A. CMOS 14.91 says, “A city name, if not part of the title of a local newspaper, may be added in parentheses after the title. The name of the state or province (as for Canada) may also be added if needed (usually in abbreviated form and in italics when in the middle of a title but roman when following the title).”
Based on that info, your newspaper would be the Mesabi Daily News (Virginia, MN). (Eliminate the state abbreviation when the city is well known.)