diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/news/NewsManager.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/news/NewsManager.java
index 36c032cfb..49fb70b3f 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/news/NewsManager.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/news/NewsManager.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 import net.i2p.util.FileUtil;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion;
+import net.i2p.util.Translate;
 import net.i2p.util.TranslateReader;
 
 import org.cybergarage.xml.Node;
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ public class NewsManager implements ClientApp {
             if (!rv.isEmpty()) {
                 //rv.get(0).updated = RFC3339Date.parse3339Date("2015-01-01");
                 rv.get(0).updated = _context.clock().now();
+                // Tagged in initialNews.xml inside a comment
+                rv.get(0).authorName = Translate.getString("I2P Development Team", _context, BUNDLE_NAME);
             } else {
                 if (_log.shouldWarn())
                     _log.warn("failed to load initial news");
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/resources-news/docs/initialNews/initialNews.xml b/apps/routerconsole/resources-news/docs/initialNews/initialNews.xml
index 5b3ad43d9..92c8c15a8 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/resources-news/docs/initialNews/initialNews.xml
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/resources-news/docs/initialNews/initialNews.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ _("Once you have a \"shared clients\" destination listed on the left, please {0}
 <p>
 _("Point your IRC client to {0}localhost:6668{1} and say hi to us on {2}#i2p{3}.", "<b>", "</b>", "<a href=\"irc://127.0.0.1:6668/i2p\">", "</a>")
 </p>
+<!-- tagged for NewsManager _("I2P Development Team") -->
 </div>