diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 4217f30d..71687f4c 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ from person import canRemovePost
 from person import personSnooze
 from person import personUnsnooze
 from posts import isModerator
+from posts import isEditor
 from posts import mutePost
 from posts import unmutePost
 from posts import createQuestionPost
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ from webinterface import htmlProfileAfterSearch
 from webinterface import htmlEditProfile
 from webinterface import htmlEditLinks
 from webinterface import htmlEditNewswire
+from webinterface import htmlEditNewsPost
 from webinterface import htmlTermsOfService
 from webinterface import htmlSkillsSearch
 from webinterface import htmlHistorySearch
@@ -1096,7 +1098,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         return True
                     elif '/' + nickname + '?' in self.path:
                         return True
-                    elif self.path.endswith('/'+nickname):
+                    elif self.path.endswith('/' + nickname):
                         return True
                     print('AUTH: nickname ' + nickname +
                           ' was not found in path ' + self.path)
@@ -2929,6 +2931,133 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                cookie, callingDomain)
         self.server.POSTbusy = False
 
+    def _newsPostEdit(self, callingDomain: str, cookie: str,
+                      authorized: bool, path: str,
+                      baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
+                      domain: str, domainFull: str,
+                      onionDomain: str, i2pDomain: str, debug: bool,
+                      defaultTimeline: str):
+        """edits a news post
+        """
+        usersPath = path.replace('/newseditdata', '')
+        usersPath = usersPath.replace('/editnewspost', '')
+        actorStr = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + usersPath
+        if ' boundary=' in self.headers['Content-type']:
+            boundary = self.headers['Content-type'].split('boundary=')[1]
+            if ';' in boundary:
+                boundary = boundary.split(';')[0]
+
+            # get the nickname
+            nickname = getNicknameFromActor(actorStr)
+            editorRole = None
+            if nickname:
+                editorRole = isEditor(baseDir, nickname)
+            if not nickname or not editorRole:
+                if callingDomain.endswith('.onion') and \
+                   onionDomain:
+                    actorStr = \
+                        'http://' + onionDomain + usersPath
+                elif (callingDomain.endswith('.i2p') and
+                      i2pDomain):
+                    actorStr = \
+                        'http://' + i2pDomain + usersPath
+                if not nickname:
+                    print('WARN: nickname not found in ' + actorStr)
+                else:
+                    print('WARN: nickname is not an editor' + actorStr)
+                self._redirect_headers(actorStr, cookie, callingDomain)
+                self.server.POSTbusy = False
+                return
+
+            length = int(self.headers['Content-length'])
+
+            # check that the POST isn't too large
+            if length > self.server.maxPostLength:
+                if callingDomain.endswith('.onion') and \
+                   onionDomain:
+                    actorStr = \
+                        'http://' + onionDomain + usersPath
+                elif (callingDomain.endswith('.i2p') and
+                      i2pDomain):
+                    actorStr = \
+                        'http://' + i2pDomain + usersPath
+                print('Maximum news data length exceeded ' + str(length))
+                self._redirect_headers(actorStr, cookie, callingDomain)
+                self.server.POSTbusy = False
+                return
+
+            try:
+                # read the bytes of the http form POST
+                postBytes = self.rfile.read(length)
+            except SocketError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
+                    print('WARN: connection was reset while ' +
+                          'reading bytes from http form POST')
+                else:
+                    print('WARN: error while reading bytes ' +
+                          'from http form POST')
+                self.send_response(400)
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.server.POSTbusy = False
+                return
+            except ValueError as e:
+                print('ERROR: failed to read bytes for POST')
+                print(e)
+                self.send_response(400)
+                self.end_headers()
+                self.server.POSTbusy = False
+                return
+
+            # extract all of the text fields into a dict
+            fields = \
+                extractTextFieldsInPOST(postBytes, boundary, debug)
+            newsPostUrl = None
+            newsPostTitle = None
+            newsPostContent = None
+            if fields.get('newsPostUrl'):
+                newsPostUrl = fields['newsPostUrl']
+            if fields.get('newsPostTitle'):
+                newsPostTitle = fields['newsPostTitle']
+            if fields.get('editedNewsPost'):
+                newsPostContent = fields['editedNewsPost']
+
+            if newsPostUrl and newsPostContent and newsPostTitle:
+                # load the post
+                postFilename = \
+                    locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain,
+                               newsPostUrl)
+                if postFilename:
+                    postJsonObject = loadJson(postFilename)
+                    # update the content and title
+                    postJsonObject['object']['summary'] = \
+                        newsPostTitle
+                    postJsonObject['object']['content'] = \
+                        newsPostContent
+                    postUrl = postJsonObject['object']['id']
+                    postUrl = postUrl.replace('/', '#')
+                    # remove the html from post cache
+                    cachedPost = \
+                        baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
+                        nickname + '@' + domain + \
+                        '/postcache/' + postUrl + '.html'
+                    if os.path.isfile(cachedPost):
+                        os.remove(cachedPost)
+                    # save the news post
+                    saveJson(postJsonObject, postFilename)
+
+        # redirect back to the default timeline
+        if callingDomain.endswith('.onion') and \
+           onionDomain:
+            actorStr = \
+                'http://' + onionDomain + usersPath
+        elif (callingDomain.endswith('.i2p') and
+              i2pDomain):
+            actorStr = \
+                'http://' + i2pDomain + usersPath
+        self._redirect_headers(actorStr + '/' + defaultTimeline,
+                               cookie, callingDomain)
+        self.server.POSTbusy = False
+
     def _profileUpdate(self, callingDomain: str, cookie: str,
                        authorized: bool, path: str,
                        baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
@@ -7976,6 +8105,29 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             return True
         return False
 
+    def _editNewsPost(self, callingDomain: str, path: str,
+                      translate: {}, baseDir: str,
+                      httpPrefix: str, domain: str, port: int,
+                      cookie: str) -> bool:
+        """Show the edit screen for a news post
+        """
+        if '/users/' in path and '/editnewspost=' in path:
+            postUrl = path.split('/editnewspost=')[1]
+            if '?' in postUrl:
+                postUrl = postUrl.split('?')[0]
+            msg = htmlEditNewsPost(translate, baseDir,
+                                   path, domain, port,
+                                   httpPrefix, postUrl).encode('utf-8')
+            if msg:
+                self._set_headers('text/html', len(msg),
+                                  cookie, callingDomain)
+                self._write(msg)
+            else:
+                self._404()
+            self.server.GETbusy = False
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def _editEvent(self, callingDomain: str, path: str,
                    httpPrefix: str, domain: str, domainFull: str,
                    baseDir: str, translate: {},
@@ -9357,6 +9509,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                   cookie):
                 return
 
+            # edit news post
+            if self._editNewsPost(callingDomain, self.path,
+                                  self.server.translate,
+                                  self.server.baseDir,
+                                  self.server.httpPrefix,
+                                  self.server.domain,
+                                  self.server.port,
+                                  cookie):
+                return
+
             if self._showNewPost(callingDomain, self.path,
                                  self.server.mediaInstance,
                                  self.server.translate,
@@ -10845,6 +11007,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                  self.server.defaultTimeline)
             return
 
+        if authorized and self.path.endswith('/newseditdata'):
+            self._newsPostEdit(callingDomain, cookie, authorized, self.path,
+                               self.server.baseDir, self.server.httpPrefix,
+                               self.server.domain,
+                               self.server.domainFull,
+                               self.server.onionDomain,
+                               self.server.i2pDomain, self.server.debug,
+                               self.server.defaultTimeline)
+            return
+
         self._benchmarkPOSTtimings(POSTstartTime, POSTtimings, 3)
 
         # moderator action buttons
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index 26b88316..f4539e18 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ from auth import removePassword
 from roles import setRole
 from media import removeMetaData
 from utils import validNickname
-from utils import noOfAccounts
 from utils import loadJson
 from utils import saveJson
 from utils import setConfigParam
@@ -450,6 +449,7 @@ def createPerson(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
         setConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin', nickname)
         setRole(baseDir, nickname, domain, 'instance', 'admin')
         setRole(baseDir, nickname, domain, 'instance', 'moderator')
+        setRole(baseDir, nickname, domain, 'instance', 'editor')
         setRole(baseDir, nickname, domain, 'instance', 'delegator')
 
     if not os.path.isdir(baseDir + '/accounts'):
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 37215b62..441802ac 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -96,6 +96,34 @@ def isModerator(baseDir: str, nickname: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
+def isEditor(baseDir: str, nickname: str) -> bool:
+    """Returns true if the given nickname is an editor
+    """
+    editorsFile = baseDir + '/accounts/editors.txt'
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(editorsFile):
+        adminName = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin')
+        if not adminName:
+            return False
+        if adminName == nickname:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    with open(editorsFile, "r") as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+        if len(lines) == 0:
+            adminName = getConfigParam(baseDir, 'admin')
+            if not adminName:
+                return False
+            if adminName == nickname:
+                return True
+        for editor in lines:
+            editor = editor.strip('\n').strip('\r')
+            if editor == nickname:
+                return True
+    return False
+
+
 def noOfFollowersOnDomain(baseDir: str, handle: str,
                           domain: str, followFile='followers.txt') -> int:
     """Returns the number of followers of the given handle from the given domain
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 8250b98c..4e66db47 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "إزالة التصويت",
     "This is a news instance": "هذا مثال أخبار",
     "News": "أخبار",
-    "Read more...": "اقرأ أكثر..."
+    "Read more...": "اقرأ أكثر...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index c8c0e18a..b1f7fedf 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Elimina el vot",
     "This is a news instance": "Aquesta és una instància de notícies",
     "News": "Notícies",
-    "Read more...": "Llegeix més..."
+    "Read more...": "Llegeix més...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 98dc73a7..11d10979 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Tynnwch y Bleidlais",
     "This is a news instance": "Dyma enghraifft newyddion",
     "News": "Newyddion",
-    "Read more...": "Darllen mwy..."
+    "Read more...": "Darllen mwy...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index b53008f7..2ba6a4c3 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Abstimmung entfernen",
     "This is a news instance": "Dies ist eine Nachrichteninstanz",
     "News": "Nachrichten",
-    "Read more...": "Weiterlesen..."
+    "Read more...": "Weiterlesen...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 7aa26674..7f101427 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Remove Vote",
     "This is a news instance": "This is a news instance",
     "News": "News",
-    "Read more...": "Read more..."
+    "Read more...": "Read more...",
+    "Edit News Post": "Edit News Post"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index e5538332..d6ebcf97 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Eliminar voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Esta es una instancia de noticias",
     "News": "Noticias",
-    "Read more...": "Lee mas..."
+    "Read more...": "Lee mas...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 87851e3d..d7c8075a 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Supprimer le vote",
     "This is a news instance": "Ceci est une instance d'actualité",
     "News": "Nouvelles",
-    "Read more...": "Lire la suite..."
+    "Read more...": "Lire la suite...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 8e9ece95..dcefac7f 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Bain Vóta",
     "This is a news instance": "Is sampla nuachta é seo",
     "News": "Nuacht",
-    "Read more...": "Leigh Nios mo..."
+    "Read more...": "Leigh Nios mo...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 53af28fb..b9141263 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "वोट हटा दें",
     "This is a news instance": "यह एक समाचार का उदाहरण है",
     "News": "समाचार",
-    "Read more...": "अधिक पढ़ें..."
+    "Read more...": "अधिक पढ़ें...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 6fbda658..26798c74 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Rimuovi voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Questa è un'istanza di notizie",
     "News": "Notizia",
-    "Read more...": "Leggi di più..."
+    "Read more...": "Leggi di più...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index f68c8fcf..cb63580e 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "投票を削除",
     "This is a news instance": "これはニュースインスタンスです",
     "News": "ニュース",
-    "Read more...": "続きを読む..."
+    "Read more...": "続きを読む...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 55d94dda..8fad854d 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -301,5 +301,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Remove Vote",
     "This is a news instance": "This is a news instance",
     "News": "News",
-    "Read more...": "Read more..."
+    "Read more...": "Read more...",
+    "Edit News Post": "Edit News Post"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 3562ad31..e11ff1b0 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Remover voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Esta é uma instância de notícias",
     "News": "Notícia",
-    "Read more...": "Consulte Mais informação..."
+    "Read more...": "Consulte Mais informação...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index 871742e1..65fdbb3e 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "Удалить голос",
     "This is a news instance": "Это новостной экземпляр",
     "News": "Новости",
-    "Read more...": "Подробнее..."
+    "Read more...": "Подробнее...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 13844c25..55ca8768 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -305,5 +305,6 @@
     "Remove Vote": "删除投票",
     "This is a news instance": "这是一个新闻实例",
     "News": "新闻",
-    "Read more...": "阅读更多..."
+    "Read more...": "阅读更多...",
+    "Edit News Post": ""
 }
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index def0b025..62415312 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from posts import getUserUrl
 from posts import parseUserFeed
 from posts import populateRepliesJson
 from posts import isModerator
+from posts import isEditor
 from posts import downloadAnnounce
 from session import getJson
 from auth import createPassword
@@ -1346,6 +1347,85 @@ def htmlEditNewswire(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     return editNewswireForm
 
 
+def htmlEditNewsPost(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
+                     domain: str, port: int,
+                     httpPrefix: str, postUrl: str) -> str:
+    """Edits a news post
+    """
+    if '/users/' not in path:
+        return ''
+    pathOriginal = path
+    path = path.replace('/inbox', '').replace('/outbox', '')
+    path = path.replace('/shares', '')
+    path = path.replace('/tlnews', '')
+
+    nickname = getNicknameFromActor(path)
+    if not nickname:
+        return ''
+
+    # is the user an editor?
+    if not isEditor(baseDir, nickname):
+        return ''
+
+    postFilename = locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain, postUrl)
+    if not postFilename:
+        return ''
+    postJsonObject = loadJson(postFilename)
+    if not postJsonObject:
+        return ''
+
+    cssFilename = baseDir + '/epicyon-links.css'
+    if os.path.isfile(baseDir + '/links.css'):
+        cssFilename = baseDir + '/links.css'
+    with open(cssFilename, 'r') as cssFile:
+        editCSS = cssFile.read()
+        if httpPrefix != 'https':
+            editCSS = \
+                editCSS.replace('https://', httpPrefix + '://')
+
+    editNewsPostForm = htmlHeader(cssFilename, editCSS)
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST" ' + \
+        'accept-charset="UTF-8" action="' + path + '/newseditdata">\n'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '  <div class="vertical-center">\n'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '    <p class="new-post-text">' + translate['Edit News Post'] + '</p>'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '    <div class="container">\n'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '      <a href="' + pathOriginal + '"><button class="cancelbtn">' + \
+        translate['Go Back'] + '</button></a>\n'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '      <input type="submit" name="submitEditedNewsPost" value="' + \
+        translate['Submit'] + '">\n'
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '    </div>\n'
+
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '<div class="container">'
+
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '  <input type="hidden" name="newsPostUrl" value="' + \
+        postUrl + '">\n'
+
+    newsPostTitle = postJsonObject['object']['summary']
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '  <input type="text" name="newsPostTitle" value="' + \
+        newsPostTitle + '"><br>\n'
+
+    newsPostContent = postJsonObject['object']['content']
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '  <textarea id="message" name="editedNewsPost" ' + \
+        'style="height:600px">' + newsPostContent + '</textarea>'
+
+    editNewsPostForm += \
+        '</div>'
+
+    editNewsPostForm += htmlFooter()
+    return editNewsPostForm
+
+
 def htmlEditProfile(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
                     domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str) -> str:
     """Shows the edit profile screen
@@ -4515,8 +4595,8 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
     if fullDomain + '/users/' + nickname in postJsonObject['actor']:
         if '/statuses/' in postJsonObject['object']['id']:
             if isBlogPost(postJsonObject):
+                blogPostId = postJsonObject['object']['id']
                 if not isNewsPost(postJsonObject):
-                    blogPostId = postJsonObject['object']['id']
                     editStr += \
                         '        ' + \
                         '<a class="imageAnchor" href="/users/' + \
@@ -4529,6 +4609,18 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
                         translate['Edit blog post'] + '" alt="' + \
                         translate['Edit blog post'] + \
                         ' |" src="/' + iconsDir + '/edit.png"/></a>\n'
+                else:
+                    editStr += \
+                        '        ' + \
+                        '<a class="imageAnchor" href="/users/' + \
+                        nickname + '/editnewspost=' + \
+                        blogPostId.replace('/', '#') + \
+                        '?actor=' + actorNickname + \
+                        '" title="' + translate['Edit blog post'] + '">' + \
+                        '<img loading="lazy" title="' + \
+                        translate['Edit blog post'] + '" alt="' + \
+                        translate['Edit blog post'] + \
+                        ' |" src="/' + iconsDir + '/edit.png"/></a>\n'
             elif isEvent:
                 eventPostId = postJsonObject['object']['id']
                 editStr += \