Style Error: Chicago manual of style interview in bibliography

klavs · January 9, 2026

Zotero does not include the item the type of which is "interview" in the bibliography despite it being in the in-text citation.

The CMS descriptions says this about interviews:
Interviews are usually cited under the name of the interviewee rather than the interviewer.

Reference list entry
Buolamwini, Joy. 2023. “ ‘If You Have a Face, You Have a Place in the Conversation About AI,’ Expert Says.” Interview by Tonya Mosley. Fresh Air, NPR, November 28. Audio, 37:58. https://www.npr.org/2023/11/28/1215529902/unmasking-ai-facial-recognition-technology-joy-buolamwini.

In-text citation
(Buolamwini 2023)

dunning · January 9, 2026

An interview that has details indicating it is accessible to the reader will appear in the bibliography. This is how you would enter the example you cite with details of publication:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GEILI2KG

Or you can add archival information, as in these examples from CMOS 14.108:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/GQ46F8B6

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/IXQV8YM8

An inaccessible interview is cited in-text only. For more details see CMOS 14.108–111.

klavs · January 9, 2026

Thank you. Adding web address solved this. but the bibliography entry contains a strange suffix "Nekas" (in Latvian) meaning "nothing". Even if I fill in all fields it still stays there.

klavs · January 9, 2026

Also: I am testing entry tipes "video" and "podcast" and in neither case the bibliography entry displays URL although by the CMOS it should be there

klavs · January 9, 2026

Also: Web page renders differently than is described in CMOS https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html - Zotero adds date of last access and it seems not to be possible to enter details like "Effective November 15." or "Last modified December 19, at 21:54 (UTC)."

klavs · January 9, 2026

Video renders as anonymous despite director being indicated

klavs · January 9, 2026

I am sorry: please disregard all my 4 last comments: I had inadvertently switched to a different style.

dunning · January 9, 2026

To add text to the date such as 'last modified', use the 'status' variable with the Extra field using the form status: last modified, as shown in these examples from CMOS 14.104 and the quick guide:

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/6K3II8TF

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/EYJ9HWHB

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/items/QVWG47MP

klavs · 2026-04-15T10:14:44+00:00

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See attached differences in how Zotero renders podcast and how it should appear according to the CMS quick guide. Note that double quote marks are missing. Also: episode and season is hard-translated and if I change languages I would need to edit Zotero database (because there is no field for season, just for episode). Date must show as "13. septembris" rather than "septembris 13". "Podcast" ("Raidieraksts") is missing. After "epizode" and after "Pushkin Industries" there should be commas but there are full-stops