diff -r c7881e1b73c7 -r ae524303e0f5 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Tue Nov 20 18:54:55 2007 +0000
+++ b/NEWS	Wed Nov 21 02:15:23 2007 +0000
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 	a significant number of fixes, including some that were marked as
 	fixed for earlier releases.  Happy Thanksgiving!
 
+	John: This is my first NEWS entry!  So, this time around we have an
+	updated man page (the old one hadn't been really updated since
+	before the GTK+ 2.0 migration!), lots of bug fixes, and some new
+	features for you all.  Enjoy!
+
 2.2.2 (10/23/2007):
 	Luke: Because the main branch of pidgin development is still not
 	ready for public consumption, I have taken some time to try to