When you properly cite a source, you are showcasing both the author's analyses and ideas as proof of your own analyses or new idea in your writing.
So...What do you need to cite?
- Words or ideas presented in a popular magazine, book, newspaper, song, TV program, movie, Web page, computer program, letter, advertisement, or any other medium
- Information you gain through interviewing or conversing with another person, face to face, over the phone, or in writing
- When you copy the exact words or a unique phrase
- When you reprint any diagrams, illustrations, charts, pictures, or other visual materials
- When you reuse or repost any electronically-available media, including images, audio, video, or other
