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+# Freemarker functions for News items
+
+Import Path
+: `/ccm-cms-types-newsitem.ftl`
+
+## `getLead(item: Node): String`
+
+Returns the lead text of the provided news item.
+
+## `getMainText(item: Node): HtmlString`
+
+Returns the main text of the news item.
+
+## `getNewsDate(item: Node): Node` 
+
+Returns the date of the news. For formatting the date the `formatDateTime` function from the `utils.ftl` library can be used.
+
+## `getNewsDateYear(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `year` property of the news date.
+
+## `getNewsDateMonth(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `month` property of the news date.
+
+## `getNewsDateDay(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `Day` property of the news date.
+
+## `getNewsDateDayNameShort(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `year` property of the news date as short day name.
+
+## `newsDateHour(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `hour` property of the news date.
+
+## `newsDateMinute(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `minute` property of the news date.
+
+## `newsDateSecond(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the value of the `second` property of the news date.
+
+## `newsDateIso(item: Node): String`
+
+Gets the date of the news as ISO date.
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