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How Do You Cite a Tweet in an Academic Paper?
Mar 2 2012, 5:29 PM ET 14
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The Modern Language Association likes to keep up with the times. As we
all know, some information breaks first or only on Twitter and a good
academic needs to be able to cite those sources. So, the MLA has
devised a standard format that you should keep in mind. Its form is:

Last name, first name (username). "The tweet in its entirety" Date, Time. Tweet.