diff --git a/themes/briar/layouts/_default/single.html b/themes/briar/layouts/_default/single.html
index d32a1bbd5ff4b65f3a0277d6412dc8f74eefa3d5..d3002cb4e1c307a4fcfb4eb2f428e91fe4514c09 100644
--- a/themes/briar/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/themes/briar/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
 <h2>{{ .Title }}</h2>
 <p>
-    {{.Date.Format "January 2, 2006"}} by
-    {{ if (isset .Params "author") }}
-      {{ markdownify .Params.author }}
-    {{ else }}
-      The Briar Team
+    {{ if (eq .Type "news") }}
+      {{.Date.Format "January 2, 2006"}} by
+      {{ if (isset .Params "author") }}
+        {{ markdownify .Params.author }}
+      {{ else }}
+        The Briar Team
+      {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
 </p>
 {{ .Content }}