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  1. An article about her at New York Times

  2. An article about her on New York Times

  3. An article about her at newyorktimes.com

  4. An article about her on newyorktimes.com

I suspect that the first and the fourth are correct, but I am not sure. The research I did. Is on more specific than at?

P.S. The article in question

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    If you're talking about an article in the printed copy, it's "in the New York Times". When you're talking about a website, I don't think that usage has settled down yet between "at" and "on".
    – Colin Fine
    Commented Jun 29, 2019 at 22:27
  • An online New York Times article about her. For this newspaper, you have to have the the.
    – Lambie
    Commented Mar 21, 2023 at 14:36

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Here's what sounds natural:

  • An article about her in the New York Times (for print newspapers)
  • An article about her in Time [magazine] (for magazines, the "magazine" is optional)
  • An article about her on newyorktimes.com (for websites)
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    Or an article about her at newyorktimes.com/section/date/title.html
    – Stuart F
    Commented Feb 14, 2023 at 22:15
  • Or on/at the New York Times website/web presence if you dislike the idea of showing the actual URL in your text.
    – Jaime
    Commented Mar 21, 2023 at 12:38
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I agree with Ethan, Colin and Stuart about the usage. But on is not more specific than at. They are just different. There is often no strict rule about why one preposition gets used over another in English. You just have to learn each usage.

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