diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4bf7d1d..d0f2ae8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -119,6 +119,18 @@
 		<p>Support the project at <a href="https://www.paypal.me/IsaiahOdhner"
 				target="_blank">paypal.me/IsaiahOdhner</a>.</p>
 	</div>
+	<script defer src="src/test-news.js"></script>
+	<!--
+		Before publishing a news update, make sure:
+		- The <time> element matches the date of the update.
+		- The id of the <article> will never need to be changed.
+			I'm using the format "news-YYYY-very-brief-description".
+			Avoiding putting the date in the id, in case I push the update later.
+			The id is used to check for updates, and is stored in localStorage.
+		- The console shows no errors.
+			test-news.js checks for some problems.
+		- HTML is valid.
+	-->
 	<div id="news" hidden>
 		<!-- <article class="news-entry" id="news-2021-saving">
 			<h1>The Savior Update</h1>
@@ -168,15 +180,15 @@
 		</article> -->
 		<article class="news-entry" id="news-2022-open-source">
 			<h1>Open Source</h1>
-			<time datetime="2022-07-28">July 28, 2022</time>
+			<time datetime="2022-07-28">2022-07-28</time>
 			<!-- <img width="" height="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; image-rendering: auto;" alt="" src="" /> -->
 			<p>
 				JS Paint is now finally open source, licensed under the
-				<a href="https://github.com/1j01/jspaint/blob/master/LICENSE.txt">MIT License</a>.
+				<a href="https://github.com/1j01/jspaint/blob/master/LICENSE.txt" target="_blank">MIT License</a>.
 			</p>
 			<p>
-				The project has been <a
-					href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software">source-available</a>
+				The project has been
+				<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software" target="_blank">source-available</a>
 				from the beginning, since I never felt the need to obfuscate or hide the code,
 				but it is now legally open source.
 			</p>
@@ -186,7 +198,7 @@
 			<p>
 				There is not yet a formal API for JS Paint,
 				but if you want to get in on the cutting edge,
-				you can take a look at how <a href="https://98.js.org">98.js.org</a>
+				you can take a look at how <a href="https://98.js.org" target="_blank">98.js.org</a>
 				embeds JS Paint.
 				Expect the API to change significantly in the future.
 			</p>
@@ -271,7 +283,7 @@
 				It also includes projects from other people, other recreations of old programs,
 				like <a target="_blank" href="https://webamp.org/">Webamp</a>,
 				a meticulous recreation of Winamp,
-				and <a href="https://github.com/rjanjic/js-solitaire">JS Solitaire</a>,
+				and <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/rjanjic/js-solitaire">JS Solitaire</a>,
 				a Solitaire clone (I tweaked it for accuracy, adding the card back images, etc.)
 			</p>
 			<h2>Pixel Perfect</h2>
diff --git a/src/test-news.js b/src/test-news.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af3edc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test-news.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+Automated checks to catch errors before publishing a news update:
+- The <time> element's datetime attribute is set to the date of the update.
+- The <time> element's text content is set to the date of the update.
+- The id of the <article> is unique and follows the format 'news-YYYY-some-topic'.
+- All <a> elements have a target="_blank" attribute.
+- All <a> elements have an href attribute.
+
+HTML validity checking is not performed.
+*/
+
+const newsEl = document.querySelector('#news');
+const articles = newsEl.querySelectorAll('article');
+const articleIDs = [];
+for (const article of articles) {
+	// Check id
+	if (articleIDs.includes(article.id)) {
+		console.error(`Duplicate article id: #${article.id}`, article);
+	}
+	articleIDs.push(article.id);
+	if (!article.id.startsWith('news-')) {
+		console.error(`Article id does not start with 'news-': #${article.id}`, article);
+	}
+
+	// Check date
+	const time = article.querySelector('time');
+	if (!time) {
+		console.error(`Missing <time> element in article #${article.id}`, article);
+	} else {
+		const datetime = time.getAttribute('datetime');
+		const dateText = time.textContent;
+		if (!datetime) {
+			console.error(`Missing datetime attribute in <time> element in article #${article.id}`, time);
+		}
+		if (!dateText) {
+			console.error(`Missing text content in <time> element in article #${article.id}`, time);
+		}
+		// This doesn't handle time zones:
+		// if (new Date(datetime).toUTCString() !== new Date(dateText).toUTCString()) {
+		// 	console.error(
+		// 		`Mismatch between datetime attribute and text content in <time> element in article #${article.id}`,
+		// 		time,
+		// 		`\ndatetime: ${datetime}`,
+		// 		`\ntext: ${dateText}`,
+		// 		`\n${new Date(datetime).toUTCString()} !== ${new Date(dateText).toUTCString()}`
+		// 	);
+		// }
+		// I'm just using ISO 8601 date format for now.
+		if (datetime && dateText && datetime !== dateText) {
+			console.error(
+				`Mismatch between datetime attribute and text content in <time> element in article #${article.id}`,
+				time,
+				`\n${JSON.stringify(datetime)} !== ${JSON.stringify(dateText)}`
+			);
+		}
+		if (datetime) {
+			// Check id matches date
+			const expectedYYYY = new Date(datetime).getFullYear().toString();
+			if (!article.id.includes(`-${expectedYYYY}-`)) {
+				console.error(`Article id does not contain expected year: #${article.id}`,
+					`\nexpected: "-${expectedYYYY}-"`,
+					`\nactual: ${JSON.stringify(article.id.substring(4, 10))}`
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check links
+	const links = article.querySelectorAll('a');
+	for (const link of links) {
+		const target = link.getAttribute('target');
+		const href = link.getAttribute('href');
+		if (target !== '_blank') {
+			console.error(`target is not "_blank"`, link);
+		}
+		if (!href) {
+			console.error(`href is not set`, link);
+		}
+	}
+}