diff --git a/packages/cory/chat/chat.js b/packages/cory/chat/chat.js
index bda0bb3c..59e2eb77 100644
--- a/packages/cory/chat/chat.js
+++ b/packages/cory/chat/chat.js
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ function updateWindows() {
 				for (let j in conversations) {
 					terminal.print({
 						command: "/command " + JSON.stringify({action: "window", account: account.id, conversation: j}),
-						value: j ? j : "<service>",
-						style: (conversations[j] == gCurrentConversation ? "font-weight: bold; " : "") + "color: white",
+						value: (j ? j : "<service>") + (conversations[j].unread ? " (" + conversations[j].unread + ")" : ""),
+						style: (conversations[j] == gCurrentConversation ? "background-color: white; color: black" : ""),
 					});
 				}
 			}
@@ -252,15 +252,16 @@ function updateConversation() {
 				terminal.clear();
 				printToConversation(gCurrentConversation, ["[", gCurrentConversation.name, "]"]);
 				if (history) {
-					let previous = Promise.resolve();
 					for (let message of history) {
-						previous = previous.then(x => printToConversation(gCurrentConversation, message));
+						printToConversation(gCurrentConversation, message);
 					}
 				}
 				updateUsers();
 			} finally {
 				terminal.uncork();
 			}
+			gCurrentConversation.unread = 0;
+			updateWindows();
 		}).catch(function(error) {
 			terminal.print(error);
 		});
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ function getConversation(session, conversationName) {
 				return session.sendMessage(key, message);
 			},
 			participants: [],
+			unread: 0,
 		};
 		updateWindows();
 	}
@@ -342,6 +344,9 @@ function printToConversation(conversation, message, notify) {
 		} else {
 			terminal.print(message);
 		}
+	} else {
+		conversation.unread++;
+		updateWindows();
 	}
 	if (notify && !gFocus) {
 		gUnread++;
diff --git a/packages/cory/libirc/libirc.js b/packages/cory/libirc/libirc.js
index 8a765a03..2b8ca2a0 100644
--- a/packages/cory/libirc/libirc.js
+++ b/packages/cory/libirc/libirc.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class IrcService {
 		self._service = new ChatService(options.callback);
 		self._name = options.name;
 		self._nick = options.nick;
+		self._autoJoinChannels = options.autoJoinChannels;
 		self._nameReplies = {};
 
 		network.newConnection().then(function(socket) {
@@ -103,6 +104,10 @@ class IrcService {
 				for (let i in conversations) {
 					this._service.notifyPresenceChanged(conversations[i], person, "unavailable");
 				}
+			} else if (parts[0] == "001") { // RPL_WELCOME
+				if (this._autoJoinChannels) {
+					this._send("JOIN " + this._autoJoinChannels);
+				}
 			} else if (parts[0] == "353") { // RPL_NAMREPLY
 				if (!this._nameReplies[parts[3]]) {
 					this._nameReplies[parts[3]] = [];
diff --git a/packages/cory/news/news.js b/packages/cory/news/news.js
index 90c42446..3a196344 100644
--- a/packages/cory/news/news.js
+++ b/packages/cory/news/news.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 	list feed:username,url {id, title, modified, read, ...}
 */
 
+// [ ] New news article is posted.
+// [ ] Existing news article is updated.
+
 let http = require("libhttp");
 let liblist = require("liblist");
 let xml = require("libxml");
@@ -198,16 +201,18 @@ class TestInterface {
 			terminal.select("headlines");
 			terminal.clear();
 			this.news.forEach((article, index) => {
-				let color = "";
-				if (this.selectedIndex == index) {
-					color = "red";
-				} else if (article.read) {
-					color = "gray";
+				if (Math.abs(index - this.selectedIndex) < 5) {
+					let color = "";
+					if (this.selectedIndex == index) {
+						color = "red";
+					} else if (article.read) {
+						color = "gray";
+					}
+					terminal.print(article.modified.toString(), " ", {
+						style: color ? ("color: " + color) : "",
+						value: article.title,
+					});
 				}
-				terminal.print(article.modified.toString(), " ", {
-					style: color ? ("color: " + color) : "",
-					value: article.title,
-				});
 			});
 			terminal.select("view");
 			terminal.clear();
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ class TestInterface {
 	async activate() {
 		let self = this;
 		terminal.split([
-			{name: "headlines", basis: "30%", grow: 0, shrink: 1},
+			{name: "headlines", basis: "11rem", grow: 0, shrink: 1},
 			{name: "view", style: "display: flex", basis: "70%", grow: 2, shrink: 0},
 		]);
 		self.refreshNews().then(self.redisplay.bind(self)).catch(terminal.print);