diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index 0944b108..8ce9b48e 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -221,7 +221,16 @@ def addLocalBlogsToNewswire(baseDir: str, newswire: {},
                             maxBlogsPerAccount: int) -> None:
     """Adds blogs from this instance into the newswire
     """
+    # get the list of handles who are trusted to post to the newswire
+    newswireTrusted = ''
+    newswireTrustedFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/newswiretrusted.txt'
+    if os.path.isfile(newswireTrustedFilename):
+        with open(newswireTrustedFilename, 'r+') as trustFile:
+            newswireTrusted = trustFile.read()
+
+    # file containing suspended account nicknames
     suspendedFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/suspended.txt'
+
     # go through each account
     for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(baseDir + '/accounts'):
         for handle in dirs:
@@ -229,6 +238,8 @@ def addLocalBlogsToNewswire(baseDir: str, newswire: {},
                 continue
             if 'inbox@' in handle:
                 continue
+            if handle not in newswireTrusted:
+                continue
             accountDir = os.path.join(baseDir + '/accounts', handle)
 
             # has this account been suspended?
@@ -244,10 +255,6 @@ def addLocalBlogsToNewswire(baseDir: str, newswire: {},
                     if foundSuspended:
                         continue
 
-            # has this account been blocked from posting to newswire?
-            if os.path.isfile(accountDir + '/.noblognewswire'):
-                continue
-
             # is there a blogs timeline for this account?
             blogsIndex = accountDir + '/tlblogs.index'
             if os.path.isfile(blogsIndex):