COMM 1307 Introduction to Mass Communication

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APA Reference Examples

Financial Reports

10-K Annual Report

Apple. (2020). Form 10-K. https://investor.apple.com/sec-filings/sec-filings-details/default.aspx?FilingId=14468826

10-Q Quarterly Report

Comcast. (2021). Form 10-Q https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1166691/000116669121000029/cmcsa-20210630.htm  

Annual Report

Walt Disney Company. (2020). Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Financial  Report. https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2021/01/2020-Annual-Report.pdf 

Newspaper Article

Edmund, L. (2020, December 9). Hollywood Vs. Warner? More Like Vs. AT&T. New York Times, B1, B4.

(Include the section page numbers that the article appears in the original paper if they are available).

Kelly, J. (2021, September 27). Facebook to halt Instagram Kids project amid pressure from lawmakers, parents groups. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-pauses-instagram-kids-project-11632744879

(Include the newspaper URL if readers can access the article freely, otherwise do not include URL, Do not include information about the database or a URL to a database).

Schwartzel, E., & Flint, J. (2021, Sep 04). Scarlett Johansson storms the magic kingdom - how Disney's salary negotiations with the star of 'Black Widow' unraveled - and turned into Hollywood's biggest star-vs.-studio battle in decades. Wall Street Journal.

(The reference ends after the newspaper title (source) if no URL or section page number is available).

Academic Journal Article

Birkinbine, B. J., & Gómez, R. (2020). New methods for mapping media concentration: network analysis of joint ventures among firms. Media, Culture & Society, 42(7), 1078–1094. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443720902907