diff --git a/_includes/contributor-badge.html b/_includes/contributor-badge.html
index 02b68829c51e89..fa94c6b7552174 100644
--- a/_includes/contributor-badge.html
+++ b/_includes/contributor-badge.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 {%- else -%}
   {%- assign contributor_badge_entity = site | fetch_contributor: include.id -%}
   {%- assign name = contributor_badge_entity.short_name | default: contributor_badge_entity.name | default: include.id -%}
-  {% if include.small %}
-  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/hall-of-fame/{{ include.id }}/" class="contributor-badge contributor-{{ include.id }}">
-    {{ contributor_badge_entity | fetch_entity_avatar:include.id, 36 }}
+  {%- if include.small -%}
+  <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/hall-of-fame/{{ include.id }}/" class="contributor-badge contributor-badge-small contributor-{{ include.id }}">
+    {{- contributor_badge_entity | fetch_entity_avatar:include.id, 36 -}}
   </a>
-  {% else %}
+  {%- else -%}
   <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/hall-of-fame/{{ include.id }}/" class="contributor-badge contributor-{{ include.id }}">
     {%- if contributor_badge_entity.orcid -%}<img src="{% link assets/images/orcid.png %}" alt="orcid logo" width="36" height="36"/>{%- endif -%}
     {{ contributor_badge_entity | fetch_entity_avatar:include.id, 36 }}
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
   {%- include _includes/contributor-human-icons.html activity=include.activity -%}
   {%- endif -%}
   </a>
-  {% endif %}
+  {%- endif -%}
 {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/_includes/news-card.html b/_includes/news-card.html
index af2bfcd825d662..6e09585cb59321 100644
--- a/_includes/news-card.html
+++ b/_includes/news-card.html
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@
       <div class="card-body d-flex flex-column">
         <h5 class="card-title">{{n.title}}</h5>
         <div class="card-text">
+          {% for id in n.contributions.authorship %}
+            {% include _includes/contributor-badge.html id=id small=true %}
+          {% endfor %}
           <div class="text-muted">
             {{ n.date | date: "%-d %B %Y" }}
-            <br/>
-            {% for id in n.contributions.authorship %}
-              {% include _includes/contributor-badge.html id=id small=true %}
-            {% endfor %}
-
           </div>
 
           <a href="{% if n.external %}{{ n.link }}{% else %}{{site.baseurl}}{{n.url}}{% endif %}">
diff --git a/assets/css/main.scss b/assets/css/main.scss
index 686ae4b333bbf2..e414dab75ee7de 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.scss
+++ b/assets/css/main.scss
@@ -1220,6 +1220,11 @@ nav[data-toggle='toc'] {
     }
 }
 
+.contributor-badge-small{
+    border: none;
+    padding-right: 0em;
+}
+
 .contributor-badge-inline {
     /* prevent breaking across lines */
     white-space: nowrap;