diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
index 9c9383742eef8837597a43477aeb14d8ca51e209..529963333a7678f5c69f54d35f767a380fb0b60a 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/news/models.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PressRelease(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
 
     SOUP_ATTRS = ['summary', 'body']
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         return self.headline
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ExternalArticleTag(models.Model):
 
     date_created = models.DateField(auto_now_add=True)
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         return self.label
 
 class PublicExternalArticleManager(models.Manager):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class ExternalArticle(models.Model):
         ordering = ("-date_created",)
         get_latest_by = "date_created"
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         return u"%s (%s)" % (self.title, self.publication)
 
     objects = models.Manager()