How to Cite a Post in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

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Example in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Cited in the notes only. This style gives it no entry in the bibliography.

Footnote OpenAI, “Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time,” X, May 13, 2024, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963.

What Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Post Content/Title
  • Author
  • Platform
  • Date Posted
  • URL

Capture the post author, title or first words, platform name, date, and URL. Include time if multiple posts from the same day.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography).

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Other sources in Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

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