diff -Nru base-files-9.6ubuntu7/debian/changelog base-files-9.6ubuntu8/debian/changelog
--- base-files-9.6ubuntu7/debian/changelog	2016-11-11 16:07:03.000000000 +0000
+++ base-files-9.6ubuntu8/debian/changelog	2016-12-06 00:11:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+base-files (9.6ubuntu8) zesty; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/motd-news:
+    - update documentation, note that you can specify zero to many news sources
+  * update-motd.d/50-news:
+    - print at most 2 lines from each news source
+    - print at most 80 characters per line from each news source
+    - loop over the one to many news sources
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:10:55 -0600
+
 base-files (9.6ubuntu7) zesty; urgency=medium
 
   * etc/default/motd-news, update-motd.d/50-news: LP: #1637800
diff -Nru base-files-9.6ubuntu7/debian/motd-news base-files-9.6ubuntu8/debian/motd-news
--- base-files-9.6ubuntu7/debian/motd-news	2016-11-11 15:54:08.000000000 +0000
+++ base-files-9.6ubuntu8/debian/motd-news	2016-12-06 00:09:39.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 ENABLED=1
 
 # Configure the source of dynamic MOTD news
-SERVER="https://motd.ubuntu.com"
+# White space separated list of 0 to many news services
+SERVER="http://motd.ubuntu.com"
 
-# Specify the time in seconds, you're willin to wait for
+# Specify the time in seconds, you're willing to wait for
 # dynamic MOTD news
 WAIT=2
diff -Nru base-files-9.6ubuntu7/update-motd.d/50-news base-files-9.6ubuntu8/update-motd.d/50-news
--- base-files-9.6ubuntu7/update-motd.d/50-news	2016-11-11 16:05:52.000000000 +0000
+++ base-files-9.6ubuntu8/update-motd.d/50-news	2016-12-06 00:07:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@
 uptime="uptime/$up/$idle"
 USER_AGENT="curl/$curl_ver $lsb $platform $cpu $uptime"
 
-# Fetch and print the news motd
-if curl --connect-timeout "$WAIT" --max-time "$WAIT" -A "$USER_AGENT" -o- "$SERVER" >"$NEWS" 2>"$ERR"; then
-	echo
-	cat "$NEWS"
-fi
+for s in $SERVER; do
+	# Fetch and print the news motd
+	if curl --connect-timeout "$WAIT" --max-time "$WAIT" -A "$USER_AGENT" -o- "$s" >"$NEWS" 2>"$ERR"; then
+		echo
+		# At most, 2 lines of at most 80 characters
+		cat "$NEWS" | tail -n 2 | cut -c -80
+	fi
+done
 rm -f "$NEWS" "$NEWS.err"
 exit 0