Using first and last to identify the author, and id to supply the ISSN

• {{cite news| first=John| last=Doe| title=News| url=http://www.example.org/| work=Encyclopedia of Things| publisher=News co.| location=Toronto| pages= 37–39| date=[[2005-11-21]]| id={{ISSN|0028–0836}}| accessdate=2005-12-11}}
  
  → Doe, John (2005-11-21). "News". Encyclopedia of Things. Toronto: News co. pp. 37–39. ISSN 0028–0836. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2005-12-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Using author instead of first and last, and adding a news agency

• {{cite news| author=Staff writer| title=News| url=http://www.example.org/News.pdf| format=PDF| agency=Wireservice| publisher=News co.| pages= 37–39| date=[[2005-11-21]]| accessdate=2005-12-11}}
  
  → Staff writer (2005-11-21). "News" (PDF). News co. Wireservice. pp. 37–39. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2005-12-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Using authorlink to link to the author's article

• {{cite news| first=John| last=Doe| authorlink=John Doe| title=News| url=http://www.example.org/background| format=Reprint| publisher=News co.| date=[[2005-11-21]]| accessdate=2005-12-11}}
  
  → Doe, John (2005-11-21). "News" (Reprint). News co. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2005-12-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Using format

• {{cite news| title=News| url=http://www.example.org/Archive/News| format=Fee required| publisher=News co.| date=[[2005-11-21]]| accessdate=2005-12-11}}
  
  → "News" (Fee required). News co. 2005-11-21. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2005-12-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Using page to identify the reference by page

• {{cite news| first=John| last=Doe| title=FooBar| page=1}}
  
  → Doe, John. "FooBar". p. 1.

A very simple citation

• {{cite news| title=FooBar| page=1}}
  
  → "FooBar". p. 1.

Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site

• {{cite news| author=Staff writer| title=News| url=http://www.example.org/News.pdf| format=PDF| publisher=News co.| pages= 37–39| date=[[2005-11-21]]| accessdate=2005-12-11| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070628082911/http://www.example.org/News.pdf| archivedate=2007-06-28}}
  
  → Staff writer (2005-11-21). "News" (PDF). News co. pp. 37–39. คลังข้อมูลเก่า เก็บจาก แหล่งเดิม (PDF) เมื่อ 2007-06-28. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2005-12-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)