diff --git a/public/admin.php b/public/admin.php
index 98cc4c2..84aba59 100644
--- a/public/admin.php
+++ b/public/admin.php
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                                 <?= nl2br(htmlspecialchars($news['content'])) ?>
                             </div>
                             <div class="action-buttons">
-                                <button class="btn btn-edit" onclick="editNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>, '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['title']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['content']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>')">
+                                <button class="btn btn-edit" onclick="editNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>, '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['title']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['content']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>', '<?= htmlspecialchars(addslashes($news['author_name']), ENT_QUOTES) ?>')">
                                     <i class="fa-solid fa-pen"></i> Bearbeiten
                                 </button>
                                 <button class="btn btn-delete" onclick="deleteNews(<?= $news['news_id'] ?>)">
@@ -710,10 +710,14 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                             '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
                             '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Titel der Neuigkeit">' +
                         '</div>' +
-                        '<div>' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
                             '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
                             '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;" placeholder="Neuigkeit verfassen..."></textarea>' +
                         '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Autor</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-author" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="Stadtverwaltung">' +
+                        '</div>' +
                     '</div>',
                 showCancelButton: true,
                 confirmButtonText: 'Veröffentlichen',
@@ -722,11 +726,12 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                 preConfirm: function () {
                     const title = document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim();
                     const content = document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim();
+                    const author = document.getElementById('swal-news-author').value.trim() || 'Stadtverwaltung';
                     if (!title || !content) {
                         Swal.showValidationMessage('Titel und Inhalt sind Pflichtfelder.');
                         return false;
                     }
-                    return { title: title, content: content };
+                    return { title: title, content: content, author_name: author };
                 }
             }).then(function (result) {
                 if (!result.isConfirmed) return;
@@ -736,6 +741,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                 formData.append('municipality_id', MUNICIPALITY_ID);
                 formData.append('title', result.value.title);
                 formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+                formData.append('author_name', result.value.author_name);
 
                 fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
                     .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
@@ -754,7 +760,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
         // =============================================================
         // Edit News Article
         // =============================================================
-        function editNews(newsId, currentTitle, currentContent) {
+        function editNews(newsId, currentTitle, currentContent, currentAuthor) {
             Swal.fire({
                 title: 'Neuigkeit bearbeiten',
                 html:
@@ -763,10 +769,14 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                             '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Titel</label>' +
                             '<input id="swal-news-title" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentTitle + '">' +
                         '</div>' +
-                        '<div>' +
+                        '<div style="margin-bottom:12px;">' +
                             '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Inhalt</label>' +
                             '<textarea id="swal-news-content" class="swal2-textarea" style="margin:0;width:100%;">' + currentContent + '</textarea>' +
                         '</div>' +
+                        '<div>' +
+                            '<label style="display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px;">Autor</label>' +
+                            '<input id="swal-news-author" class="swal2-input" style="margin:0;width:100%;" value="' + currentAuthor + '">' +
+                        '</div>' +
                     '</div>',
                 showCancelButton: true,
                 confirmButtonText: 'Speichern',
@@ -775,7 +785,8 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                 preConfirm: function () {
                     return {
                         title: document.getElementById('swal-news-title').value.trim(),
-                        content: document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim()
+                        content: document.getElementById('swal-news-content').value.trim(),
+                        author_name: document.getElementById('swal-news-author').value.trim() || 'Stadtverwaltung'
                     };
                 }
             }).then(function (result) {
@@ -786,6 +797,7 @@ $counts['total'] = count($all_contributions);
                 formData.append('news_id', newsId);
                 formData.append('title', result.value.title);
                 formData.append('content', result.value.content);
+                formData.append('author_name', result.value.author_name);
 
                 fetch(API_URL, { method: 'POST', body: formData })
                     .then(function (r) { return r.json(); })
diff --git a/public/api/contributions.php b/public/api/contributions.php
index 73ce5ab..66bc512 100644
--- a/public/api/contributions.php
+++ b/public/api/contributions.php
@@ -382,13 +382,14 @@ function handle_create_news($input) {
 
     try {
         $stmt = $pdo->prepare("
-            INSERT INTO news (municipality_id, title, content)
-            VALUES (:mid, :title, :content)
+            INSERT INTO news (municipality_id, title, content, author_name)
+            VALUES (:mid, :title, :content, :author)
         ");
         $stmt->execute([
             ':mid'     => $input['municipality_id'],
             ':title'   => $input['title'],
-            ':content' => $input['content']
+            ':content' => $input['content'],
+            ':author'  => $input['author_name'] ?? 'Stadtverwaltung'
         ]);
         json_response(['message' => 'News created successfully.', 'news_id' => (int) $pdo->lastInsertId()], 201);
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ function handle_update_news($input) {
     $set = [];
     $params = [':id' => $input['news_id']];
 
-    foreach (['title', 'content'] as $field) {
+    foreach (['title', 'content', 'author_name'] as $field) {
         if (isset($input[$field]) && $input[$field] !== '') {
             $set[] = "$field = :$field";
             $params[":$field"] = $input[$field];