diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 9b75dde1..a3651370 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ from devices import E2EEdevicesCollection
 from devices import E2EEvalidDevice
 from devices import E2EEaddDevice
 from newswire import getRSSfromDict
-from newswire import runNewswireWatchdog
-from newswire import runNewswireDaemon
+from newsdaemon import runNewswireWatchdog
+from newsdaemon import runNewswireDaemon
 import os
 
 
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..708a7dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+__filename__ = "newsdaemon.py"
+__author__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__license__ = "AGPL3+"
+__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__maintainer__ = "Bob Mottram"
+__email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
+__status__ = "Production"
+
+import time
+from newswire import getDictFromNewswire
+
+
+def runNewswireDaemon(baseDir: str, httpd, unused: str):
+    """Periodically updates RSS feeds
+    """
+    # initial sleep to allow the system to start up
+    time.sleep(50)
+    while True:
+        # has the session been created yet?
+        if not httpd.session:
+            print('Newswire daemon waiting for session')
+            time.sleep(60)
+            continue
+
+        # try to update the feeds
+        newNewswire = None
+        try:
+            newNewswire = getDictFromNewswire(httpd.session, baseDir)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('WARN: unable to update newswire ' + str(e))
+            time.sleep(120)
+            continue
+
+        httpd.newswire = newNewswire
+        print('Newswire updated')
+        # wait a while before the next feeds update
+        time.sleep(1200)
+
+
+def runNewswireWatchdog(projectVersion: str, httpd) -> None:
+    """This tries to keep the newswire update thread running even if it dies
+    """
+    print('Starting newswire watchdog')
+    newswireOriginal = \
+        httpd.thrPostSchedule.clone(runNewswireDaemon)
+    httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.start()
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(50)
+        if not httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.isAlive():
+            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.kill()
+            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon = \
+                newswireOriginal.clone(runNewswireDaemon)
+            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.start()
+            print('Restarting newswire daemon...')
diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index f5d9eaa4..1b86ef6e 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def xml2StrToDict(xmlStr: str) -> {}:
             continue
         title = rssItem.split('<title>')[1]
         title = title.split('</title>')[0]
+        description = ''
+        if '<description>' in rssItem and '</description>' in rssItem:
+            description = rssItem.split('<description>')[1]
+            description = description.split('</description>')[0]
         link = rssItem.split('<link>')[1]
         link = link.split('</link>')[0]
         pubDate = rssItem.split('<pubDate>')[1]
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ def xml2StrToDict(xmlStr: str) -> {}:
         try:
             publishedDate = \
                 datetime.strptime(pubDate, "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z")
-            result[str(publishedDate)] = [title, link, [], '']
+            result[str(publishedDate)] = [title, link, [], '', description]
             parsed = True
         except BaseException:
             pass
@@ -316,47 +320,3 @@ def getDictFromNewswire(session, baseDir: str) -> {}:
     # sort into chronological order, latest first
     sortedResult = OrderedDict(sorted(result.items(), reverse=True))
     return sortedResult
-
-
-def runNewswireDaemon(baseDir: str, httpd, unused: str):
-    """Periodically updates RSS feeds
-    """
-    # initial sleep to allow the system to start up
-    time.sleep(50)
-    while True:
-        # has the session been created yet?
-        if not httpd.session:
-            print('Newswire daemon waiting for session')
-            time.sleep(60)
-            continue
-
-        # try to update the feeds
-        newNewswire = None
-        try:
-            newNewswire = getDictFromNewswire(httpd.session, baseDir)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print('WARN: unable to update newswire ' + str(e))
-            time.sleep(120)
-            continue
-
-        httpd.newswire = newNewswire
-        print('Newswire updated')
-        # wait a while before the next feeds update
-        time.sleep(1200)
-
-
-def runNewswireWatchdog(projectVersion: str, httpd) -> None:
-    """This tries to keep the newswire update thread running even if it dies
-    """
-    print('Starting newswire watchdog')
-    newswireOriginal = \
-        httpd.thrPostSchedule.clone(runNewswireDaemon)
-    httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.start()
-    while True:
-        time.sleep(50)
-        if not httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.isAlive():
-            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.kill()
-            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon = \
-                newswireOriginal.clone(runNewswireDaemon)
-            httpd.thrNewswireDaemon.start()
-            print('Restarting newswire daemon...')
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 739f565c..1e265ff6 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1193,6 +1193,41 @@ def createBlogPost(baseDir: str,
     return blog
 
 
+def createNewsPost(baseDir: str,
+                   nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str,
+                   rssTitle: str, rssDescription: str,
+                   attachImageFilename: str, mediaType: str,
+                   imageDescription: str, useBlurhash: bool) -> {}:
+    """Converts title and description from an rss feed into a post
+    """
+    inReplyTo = None
+    inReplyToAtomUri = None
+    schedulePost = False
+    eventDate = None
+    eventTime = None
+    location = None
+    schedulePost = False
+    eventDate = None
+    eventTime = None
+    location = None
+    clientToServer = False
+    saveToFile = False
+    followersOnly = False
+
+    blog = \
+        createPublicPost(baseDir,
+                         nickname, domain, port, httpPrefix,
+                         rssDescription, followersOnly, saveToFile,
+                         clientToServer,
+                         attachImageFilename, mediaType,
+                         imageDescription, useBlurhash,
+                         inReplyTo, inReplyToAtomUri, rssTitle,
+                         schedulePost,
+                         eventDate, eventTime, location)
+    blog['object']['type'] = 'Article'
+    return blog
+
+
 def createQuestionPost(baseDir: str,
                        nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str,
                        content: str, qOptions: [],