diff --git a/src/openrct2/game.c b/src/openrct2/game.c
index 40d33dd227..0f6861d622 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/game.c
+++ b/src/openrct2/game.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ void game_convert_strings_to_utf8()
 		NewsItem *newsItem = news_item_get(i);
 
 		if (!str_is_null_or_empty(newsItem->Text)) {
-			rct2_to_utf8_self(newsItem->Text, 256);
+			rct2_to_utf8_self(newsItem->Text, sizeof(newsItem->Text));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void game_convert_strings_to_rct2(rct_s6_data *s6)
 		rct12_news_item *newsItem = &s6->news_items[i];
 
 		if (!str_is_null_or_empty(newsItem->Text)) {
-			utf8_to_rct2_self(newsItem->Text, 256);
+			utf8_to_rct2_self(newsItem->Text, sizeof(newsItem->Text));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/management/news_item.c b/src/openrct2/management/news_item.c
index 3ab15939d3..13eb1f0820 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/management/news_item.c
+++ b/src/openrct2/management/news_item.c
@@ -305,13 +305,12 @@ void news_item_add_to_queue_raw(uint8 type, const utf8 *text, uint32 assoc)
 	newsItem->Ticks = 0;
 	newsItem->MonthYear = gDateMonthsElapsed;
 	newsItem->Day = ((days_in_month[(newsItem->MonthYear & 7)] * gDateMonthTicks) >> 16) + 1;
-	safe_strcpy(newsItem->Text, text, 255);
-	newsItem->Text[254] = 0;
+	safe_strcpy(newsItem->Text, text, sizeof(newsItem->Text));
 
 	// blatant disregard for what happens on the last element.
 	// Change this when we implement the queue ourselves.
 	newsItem++;
-	newsItem->Type = 0;
+	newsItem->Type = NEWS_ITEM_NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -428,5 +427,5 @@ void news_item_add_to_queue_custom(NewsItem *newNewsItem)
 
 	*newsItem = *newNewsItem;
 	newsItem++;
-	newsItem->Type = 0;
+	newsItem->Type = NEWS_ITEM_NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/windows/news.c b/src/openrct2/windows/news.c
index 7d287845f7..81dc2d5204 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/windows/news.c
+++ b/src/openrct2/windows/news.c
@@ -295,12 +295,8 @@ static void window_news_scrollpaint(rct_window *w, rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, sint3
 		gfx_draw_string_left(dpi, STR_NEWS_DATE_FORMAT, gCommonFormatArgs, COLOUR_WHITE, 4, y);
 
 		// Item text
-		utf8 buffer[400];
-		utf8 *ch = buffer;
-		ch = utf8_write_codepoint(ch, FORMAT_SMALLFONT);
-		memcpy(ch, newsItem->Text, 256);
-		ch = buffer;
-		gfx_draw_string_left_wrapped(dpi, &ch, 2, y + 10, 325, STR_STRING, COLOUR_BRIGHT_GREEN);
+		utf8 *text = newsItem->Text;
+		gfx_draw_string_left_wrapped(dpi, &text, 2, y + 10, 325, STR_BOTTOM_TOOLBAR_NEWS_TEXT, COLOUR_BRIGHT_GREEN);
 
 		// Subject button
 		if ((news_type_properties[newsItem->Type] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT) && !(newsItem->Flags & 1)) {