diff --git a/app/migrations/0011_auto_20211119_0354.py b/app/migrations/0011_auto_20211119_0354.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d5af07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/migrations/0011_auto_20211119_0354.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.5 on 2021-11-19 03:54
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('app', '0010_auto_20211119_0201'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='person',
+            name='news_letter',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='person',
+            name='profile_on_web',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='person',
+            name='updated',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 94c903f..512d702 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     status = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     entry_date = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     gmba_function = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
-    news_letter = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+    news_letter = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     country_lookup = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     organization = models.ForeignKey(Organization, models.DO_NOTHING, blank=True, null=True)
     birds = models.BooleanField(default=False)
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     national = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     _global = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     geographic_area_of_expertise = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
-    profile_on_web = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
-    updated = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+    profile_on_web = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    updated = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     orcid = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     web_of_science = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     twitter = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'person'
 
+    def get_regional(self):
+        return False
+
     def index(self):
         self.field_indexer = " ".join([
             self.first_name, self.last_name, self.organisation, self.position, self.biography