diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 855793ff..3384a564 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -580,8 +580,16 @@ def savePostToBox(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str, postId: str,
             postJsonObject['object']['id'] = postId
             postJsonObject['object']['atomUri'] = postId
 
+            # for blog posts set the news flag
+            if postId and postJsonObject['object'].get('type'):
+                if boxname == 'tlblogs' and \
+                   postJsonObject['object']['type'] == 'Article':
+                    if '://' + originalDomain + '/' in postId:
+                        postJsonObject['news'] = True
+
     boxDir = createPersonDir(nickname, domain, baseDir, boxname)
     filename = boxDir + '/' + postId.replace('/', '#') + '.json'
+
     saveJson(postJsonObject, filename)
     return filename