diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 4b714376..eee27158 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from person import removeAccount
 from person import canRemovePost
 from person import personSnooze
 from person import personUnsnooze
+from posts import isModerator
 from posts import mutePost
 from posts import unmutePost
 from posts import createQuestionPost
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ from webinterface import htmlUnfollowConfirm
 from webinterface import htmlProfileAfterSearch
 from webinterface import htmlEditProfile
 from webinterface import htmlEditLinks
+from webinterface import htmlEditNewswire
 from webinterface import htmlTermsOfService
 from webinterface import htmlSkillsSearch
 from webinterface import htmlHistorySearch
@@ -2708,7 +2710,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
             # get the nickname
             nickname = getNicknameFromActor(actorStr)
-            if not nickname:
+            moderator = None
+            if nickname:
+                moderator = isModerator(baseDir, nickname)
+            if not nickname or not moderator:
                 if callingDomain.endswith('.onion') and \
                    onionDomain:
                     actorStr = \
@@ -2717,7 +2722,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                       i2pDomain):
                     actorStr = \
                         'http://' + i2pDomain + usersPath
-                print('WARN: nickname not found in ' + actorStr)
+                if not nickname:
+                    print('WARN: nickname not found in ' + actorStr)
+                else:
+                    print('WARN: nickname is not a moderator' + actorStr)
                 self._redirect_headers(actorStr, cookie, callingDomain)
                 self.server.POSTbusy = False
                 return
@@ -2789,6 +2797,111 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                cookie, callingDomain)
         self.server.POSTbusy = False
 
+    def _newswireUpdate(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):
+        """Updates the right newswire column of the timeline
+        """
+        usersPath = path.replace('/newswiredata', '')
+        usersPath = usersPath.replace('/editnewswire', '')
+        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)
+            moderator = None
+            if nickname:
+                moderator = isModerator(baseDir, nickname)
+            if not nickname or not moderator:
+                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 a moderator' + 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 newswire 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
+
+            newswireFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/newswire.txt'
+
+            # extract all of the text fields into a dict
+            fields = \
+                extractTextFieldsInPOST(postBytes, boundary, debug)
+            if fields.get('editedNewswire'):
+                newswireStr = fields['editedNewswire']
+                newswireFile = open(newswireFilename, "w+")
+                if newswireFile:
+                    newswireFile.write(newswireStr)
+                    newswireFile.close()
+            else:
+                if os.path.isfile(newswireFilename):
+                    os.remove(newswireFilename)
+
+        # 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,
@@ -7478,6 +7591,28 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             return True
         return False
 
+    def _editNewswire(self, callingDomain: str, path: str,
+                      translate: {}, baseDir: str,
+                      httpPrefix: str, domain: str, port: int,
+                      cookie: str) -> bool:
+        """Show the newswire from the right column
+        """
+        if '/users/' in path and path.endswith('/editnewswire'):
+            msg = htmlEditNewswire(translate,
+                                   baseDir,
+                                   path, domain,
+                                   port,
+                                   httpPrefix).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: {},
@@ -8798,6 +8933,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                cookie):
                 return
 
+            # edit newswire from the right column of the timeline
+            if self._editNewswire(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,
@@ -10256,6 +10401,16 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               self.server.defaultTimeline)
             return
 
+        if authorized and self.path.endswith('/newswiredata'):
+            self._newswireUpdate(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/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 81bc9f8c..0228d7e9 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "صورة العمود الأيسر",
     "Right column image": "صورة العمود الأيمن",
     "RSS feed for this site": "تغذية RSS لهذا الموقع",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "تحرير الأخبار",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "إضافة روابط تغذية RSS أدناه."
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 6333ff48..131d19ae 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Imatge de la columna esquerra",
     "Right column image": "Imatge de la columna dreta",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Feed RSS per a aquest lloc",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Editeu newswire",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Afegiu enllaços de canals RSS a continuació."
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 588f9ee3..4a09e9ea 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Delwedd colofn chwith",
     "Right column image": "Delwedd colofn dde",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Porthiant RSS ar gyfer y wefan hon",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Golygu newyddion",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Ychwanegwch ddolenni porthiant RSS isod."
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index 87f8367b..b6ae2ee3 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Bild in der linken Spalte",
     "Right column image": "Bild in der rechten Spalte",
     "RSS feed for this site": "RSS-Feed für diese Site",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Newswire bearbeiten",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Fügen Sie unten RSS-Feed-Links hinzu."
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 99fb0dbf..68d59aea 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Left column image",
     "Right column image": "Right column image",
     "RSS feed for this site": "RSS feed for this site",
-    "Edit newswire": "Edit newswire"
+    "Edit newswire": "Edit newswire",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Add RSS feed links below."
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 4ec152b5..5c0bb8e8 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Imagen de la columna izquierda",
     "Right column image": "Imagen de la columna derecha",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Fuente RSS para este sitio",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Editar newswire",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Agregue los enlaces de fuentes RSS a continuación."
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 33f55691..d462555d 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Image de la colonne de gauche",
     "Right column image": "Image de la colonne de droite",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Flux RSS de ce site",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Modifier le fil d'actualité",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Ajoutez des liens de flux RSS ci-dessous."
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 29be130b..6fdfb59d 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Íomhá colún ar chlé",
     "Right column image": "Íomhá colún ar dheis",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Fotha RSS don láithreán seo",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Cuir sreang nuachta in eagar",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Cuir naisc beatha RSS thíos."
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index cb3082de..e5d851f7 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "बाएं स्तंभ की छवि",
     "Right column image": "राइट कॉलम छवि",
     "RSS feed for this site": "इस साइट के लिए आरएसएस फ़ीड",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "नवांश संपादित करें",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "नीचे आरएसएस फ़ीड लिंक जोड़ें।"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 6d9b7b97..2e08cba0 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Immagine della colonna di sinistra",
     "Right column image": "Immagine della colonna di destra",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Feed RSS per questo sito",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Modifica newswire",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Aggiungi i link ai feed RSS di seguito."
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 1346e407..51c53b7a 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "左の列の画像",
     "Right column image": "右の列の画像",
     "RSS feed for this site": "このサイトのRSSフィード",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "ニュースワイヤーを編集",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "以下にRSSフィードリンクを追加します。"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index d2ab2b3d..00ad53ff 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -290,5 +290,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Left column image",
     "Right column image": "Right column image",
     "RSS feed for this site": "RSS feed for this site",
-    "Edit newswire": "Edit newswire"
+    "Edit newswire": "Edit newswire",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Add RSS feed links below."
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 51efe428..e7baec2e 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Imagem da coluna esquerda",
     "Right column image": "Imagem da coluna direita",
     "RSS feed for this site": "Feed RSS para este site",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Editar notícias",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Adicione links de feed RSS abaixo."
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index 9235258a..dd0cf04d 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "Изображение в левом столбце",
     "Right column image": "Изображение в правом столбце",
     "RSS feed for this site": "RSS-канал для этого сайта",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "Редактировать ленту новостей",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "Добавьте ссылки на RSS-канал ниже."
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 7e099336..32f57294 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -294,5 +294,6 @@
     "Left column image": "左栏图片",
     "Right column image": "右栏图片",
     "RSS feed for this site": "该站点的RSS feed",
-    "Edit newswire": ""
+    "Edit newswire": "编辑新闻专线",
+    "Add RSS feed links below.": "在下面添加RSS feed链接。"
 }
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index cdffc71f..f0f96e0f 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -1274,6 +1274,74 @@ def htmlEditLinks(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
     return editLinksForm
 
 
+def htmlEditNewswire(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
+                     domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str) -> str:
+    """Shows the edit newswire screen
+    """
+    if '/users/' not in path:
+        return ''
+    pathOriginal = path
+    path = path.replace('/inbox', '').replace('/outbox', '')
+    path = path.replace('/shares', '')
+
+    nickname = getNicknameFromActor(path)
+    if not nickname:
+        return ''
+
+    # is the user a moderator?
+    if not isModerator(baseDir, nickname):
+        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 + '://')
+
+    editNewswireForm = htmlHeader(cssFilename, editCSS)
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST" ' + \
+        'accept-charset="UTF-8" action="' + path + '/newswiredata">\n'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '  <div class="vertical-center">\n'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '    <p class="new-post-text">' + translate['Edit newswire'] + '</p>'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '    <div class="container">\n'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '      <a href="' + pathOriginal + '"><button class="cancelbtn">' + \
+        translate['Go Back'] + '</button></a>\n'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '      <input type="submit" name="submitNewswire" value="' + \
+        translate['Submit'] + '">\n'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '    </div>\n'
+
+    newswireFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/newswire.txt'
+    newswireStr = ''
+    if os.path.isfile(newswireFilename):
+        with open(newswireFilename, 'r') as fp:
+            newswireStr = fp.read()
+
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '<div class="container">'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '  ' + \
+        translate['Add RSS feed links below.'] + \
+        '<br>'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '  <textarea id="message" name="editedNewswire" ' + \
+        'style="height:500px">' + newswireStr + '</textarea>'
+    editNewswireForm += \
+        '</div>'
+
+    editNewswireForm += htmlFooter()
+    return editNewswireForm
+
+
 def htmlEditProfile(translate: {}, baseDir: str, path: str,
                     domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str) -> str:
     """Shows the edit profile screen