Do we always need to italicise newspaper names?

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We use a news article for a text. We introduce the name of the author and the source of the article, thus

Author: So and So
Source: The New York Times /Or The New York Times

Which form do you think is the normal way?

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[+1] - Merry Andrew - 06/26/2009The preferred way is itilicized. But preferred isn't necessarily the "normal." It's one of those rules that's more often broken than observed.
[+1] - roger - 06/26/2009For magazines and newspapers,[i] italic[/i] seems preferred. Use [u]underscore[/u] for book titles. On online forums where some don't bother to capitalize the beginning of a sentence, I wouldn't...
[+1] - roger - 06/26/2009Dangit. You were too quick, again.
[+1] - contrex - 06/27/2009Fansy: There is no "normal" way. Usually when writing for publication you should follow whichever "style guide" is appropriate. 1. An overview: ...

@fansy,

The preferred way is itilicized. But preferred isn't necessarily the "normal." It's one of those rules that's more often broken than observed.

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@fansy,

For magazines and newspapers, italic seems preferred. Use underscore for book titles. On online forums where some don't bother to capitalize the beginning of a sentence, I wouldn't bother with either.

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@Merry Andrew,

Dangit. You were too quick, again.

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@fansy,

Fansy: There is no "normal" way. Usually when writing for publication you should follow whichever "style guide" is appropriate.

1. An overview:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_guide

2. Some (UK English) online examples:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide

http://www.economist.com/research/styleguide/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/specials/style_guide/

www.bbctraining.com/pdfs/newsstyleguide.pdf

Particularly relevant may be referencing style guidance for example:

http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~pxc/refs/index.html

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