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Chicago Citation Style, 18th Edition

A University of Lethbridge Library guide to Chicago Manual of Style citations.

Interview or Personal Communication
(Sections 14.108-14.111)

Published or broadcast interviews can generally be treated like an article; however, they are cited under the name of the interviewee rather than the interviewer.

Example 1 – Published or Broadcast Interview
N: 1. Charles Pachter, interview by Carol Off, As It Happens, CBC Radio One, February 24, 2015.
B: Pachter, Charles. As It Happens. By Carol Off. CBC Radio One, February 24, 2015.

 
Unpublished interviews and personal communications are typically only cited in notes are are not given a bibliography entry.

Example 2 – Unpublished Interview
N: 1. Jean-Luc Picard (captain, USS Enterprise), in discussion with the author, October 2352.


An email address belonging to an individual should be omitted unless needed in a specific context and cited with the permission of the owner.

Example 3 – Email
N: 1. Charles Montgomery Burns, e-mail message to author, April 5, 2014.