diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/GameBottomToolbar.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/GameBottomToolbar.cpp
index 7d2fd1393a..756f396c4a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/GameBottomToolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/GameBottomToolbar.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static void window_game_bottom_toolbar_invalidate(rct_window* w)
         if (subjectLoc == std::nullopt)
             w->disabled_widgets |= (1 << WIDX_NEWS_LOCATE);
 
-        if (!(news_type_properties[static_cast<uint8_t>(newsItem->Type)] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT))
+        if (!(newsItem->TypeHasSubject()))
         {
             w->disabled_widgets |= (1 << WIDX_NEWS_SUBJECT);
             window_game_bottom_toolbar_widgets[WIDX_NEWS_SUBJECT].type = WWT_EMPTY;
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/News.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/News.cpp
index cd14646aca..5c4a3bd6a6 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/News.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/News.cpp
@@ -198,16 +198,12 @@ static void window_news_scrollmousedown(rct_window* w, int32_t scrollIndex, cons
                 buttonIndex = 0;
                 break;
             }
-            else if (
-                mutableScreenCoords.x < 351
-                && news_type_properties[static_cast<uint8_t>(newsItem.Type)] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT)
+            else if (mutableScreenCoords.x < 351 && newsItem.TypeHasSubject())
             {
                 buttonIndex = 1;
                 break;
             }
-            else if (
-                mutableScreenCoords.x < 376
-                && news_type_properties[static_cast<uint8_t>(newsItem.Type)] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION)
+            else if (mutableScreenCoords.x < 376 && newsItem.TypeHasLocation())
             {
                 buttonIndex = 2;
                 break;
@@ -273,8 +269,7 @@ static void window_news_scrollpaint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, int32
         gfx_draw_string_left_wrapped(dpi, &text, { 2, y + lineHeight }, 325, STR_BOTTOM_TOOLBAR_NEWS_TEXT, COLOUR_BRIGHT_GREEN);
 
         // Subject button
-        if ((news_type_properties[static_cast<uint8_t>(newsItem.Type)] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT)
-            && !(newsItem.Flags & NEWS_FLAG_HAS_BUTTON))
+        if ((newsItem.TypeHasSubject()) && !(newsItem.Flags & NEWS_FLAG_HAS_BUTTON))
         {
             auto screenCoords = ScreenCoordsXY{ 328, y + lineHeight + 4 };
 
@@ -350,8 +345,7 @@ static void window_news_scrollpaint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi, int32
         }
 
         // Location button
-        if ((news_type_properties[static_cast<uint8_t>(newsItem.Type)] & NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION)
-            && !(newsItem.Flags & NEWS_FLAG_HAS_BUTTON))
+        if ((newsItem.TypeHasLocation()) && !(newsItem.Flags & NEWS_FLAG_HAS_BUTTON))
         {
             auto screenCoords = ScreenCoordsXY{ 352, y + lineHeight + 4 };
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.cpp b/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.cpp
index 35cb3e9410..44612befb8 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.cpp
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@
 
 NewsItemQueues gNewsItems;
 
-/** rct2: 0x0097BE7C */
-const uint8_t news_type_properties[] = {
-    0,                                              // News::ItemType::Null
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION | NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT, // News::ItemType::Ride
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION | NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT, // News::ItemType::PeepOnRide
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION | NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT, // News::ItemType::Peep
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT,                          // News::ItemType::Money
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION,                         // News::ItemType::Blank
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT,                          // News::ItemType::Research
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT,                          // News::ItemType::Peeps
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT,                          // News::ItemType::Award
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT,                          // News::ItemType::Graph
-};
-
 NewsItem& NewsItemQueues::Current()
 {
     return Recent.front();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.h b/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.h
index 2d2d2fd56a..cfa5ee7d68 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/management/NewsItem.h
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ namespace News
     };
 
     constexpr size_t ItemTypeCount = static_cast<size_t>(News::ItemType::Count);
-} // namespace News
 
-enum
-{
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_LOCATION = 1,
-    NEWS_TYPE_HAS_SUBJECT = 2,
-};
+    enum ItemTypeProperty : uint8_t
+    {
+        HasLocation = 1,
+        HasSubject = 2,
+    };
+} // namespace News
 
 enum
 {
@@ -66,14 +66,45 @@ struct NewsItem
     {
         return Type == News::ItemType::Null;
     }
+
+    constexpr uint8_t GetTypeProperties() const
+    {
+        switch (Type)
+        {
+            case News::ItemType::Blank:
+                return News::ItemTypeProperty::HasLocation;
+            case News::ItemType::Money:
+            case News::ItemType::Research:
+            case News::ItemType::Peeps:
+            case News::ItemType::Award:
+            case News::ItemType::Graph:
+                return News::ItemTypeProperty::HasSubject;
+            case News::ItemType::Ride:
+            case News::ItemType::PeepOnRide:
+            case News::ItemType::Peep:
+                return News::ItemTypeProperty::HasLocation | News::ItemTypeProperty::HasSubject;
+            case News::ItemType::Null:
+            case News::ItemType::Count:
+            default:
+                return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    constexpr bool TypeHasSubject() const
+    {
+        return this->GetTypeProperties() & News::ItemTypeProperty::HasSubject;
+    }
+
+    constexpr bool TypeHasLocation() const
+    {
+        return this->GetTypeProperties() & News::ItemTypeProperty::HasLocation;
+    }
 };
 
 constexpr int32_t NEWS_ITEM_HISTORY_START = 11;
 constexpr int32_t MAX_NEWS_ITEMS_ARCHIVE = 50;
 constexpr int32_t MAX_NEWS_ITEMS = NEWS_ITEM_HISTORY_START + MAX_NEWS_ITEMS_ARCHIVE;
 
-extern const uint8_t news_type_properties[10];
-
 template<std::size_t N> class NewsItemQueue
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
index e508b441cf..c4dd17c6ce 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public:
         {
             const rct12_news_item* src = &_s6.news_items[i];
             NewsItem* dst = &gNewsItems[i];
-            if (src->Type < std::size(news_type_properties))
+            if (src->Type < News::ItemTypeCount)
             {
                 dst->Type = static_cast<News::ItemType>(src->Type);
                 dst->Flags = src->Flags;