diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/ArticleTextBody.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/ArticleTextBody.java
index 8202dcfdf..9f5361c1c 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/ArticleTextBody.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/ArticleTextBody.java
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ package com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring;
 
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.Component;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState;
-import com.arsdigita.bebop.RequestLocal;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.form.Option;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.form.SingleSelect;
-import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.LongParameter;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.StringParameter;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.ItemSelectionModel;
 
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.workflow.WorkflowLockedComponentAccess;
 import com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelConfig;
 
 import org.libreccm.cdi.utils.CdiUtil;
-import org.libreccm.l10n.LocalizedString;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemRepository;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/NewsTextBody.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/NewsTextBody.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..962e8d482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/authoring/NewsTextBody.java
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring;
+
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.Component;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.form.Option;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.form.SingleSelect;
+import com.arsdigita.bebop.parameters.StringParameter;
+import com.arsdigita.cms.ItemSelectionModel;
+import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.workflow.WorkflowLockedComponentAccess;
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.KernelConfig;
+
+import org.libreccm.cdi.utils.CdiUtil;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemRepository;
+import org.librecms.contenttypes.News;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import static com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring.TextBody.*;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+public class NewsTextBody extends TextBody {
+
+    private final ItemSelectionModel itemSelectionModel;
+    private final StringParameter selectedLanguageParam;
+
+    public NewsTextBody(final ItemSelectionModel itemSelectionModel,
+                        final AuthoringKitWizard authoringKitWizard,
+                        final StringParameter selectedLanguageParam) {
+
+        super(itemSelectionModel, selectedLanguageParam);
+
+        this.itemSelectionModel = itemSelectionModel;
+        this.selectedLanguageParam = selectedLanguageParam;
+
+        // Rest the component when it is hidden
+        authoringKitWizard
+            .getList()
+            .addActionListener(event -> reset(event.getPageState()));
+
+        // Set the right component access on the forms
+        final Component uploadComponent = getComponent(FILE_UPLOAD);
+        if (uploadComponent != null) {
+            setComponentAccess(FILE_UPLOAD,
+                               new WorkflowLockedComponentAccess(
+                                   uploadComponent, itemSelectionModel));
+        }
+        final Component textEntryComponent = getComponent(TEXT_ENTRY);
+        setComponentAccess(TEXT_ENTRY,
+                           new WorkflowLockedComponentAccess(
+                               textEntryComponent, itemSelectionModel));
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the options for the mime type select widget of
+     * <code>GenericArticleForm</code> and sets the default mime type.
+     *
+     * @param mimeSelect
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void setMimeTypeOptions(final SingleSelect mimeSelect) {
+        mimeSelect.addOption(new Option("text/html", "HTML Text"));
+        mimeSelect.setOptionSelected("text/html");
+    }
+
+    protected News getSelectedNews(final PageState state) {
+
+        return (News) itemSelectionModel.getSelectedItem(state);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected String getTextPropertyName() {
+        return "text";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getText(final PageState state) {
+        
+        final News news = getSelectedNews(state);
+        
+        final String selectedLanguage = (String) state
+            .getValue(selectedLanguageParam);
+        final Locale selectedLocale;
+        if (selectedLanguage == null) {
+            selectedLocale = KernelConfig.getConfig().getDefaultLocale();
+        } else {
+            selectedLocale = new Locale(selectedLanguage);
+        }
+
+        return news.getText().getValue(selectedLocale);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateText(final PageState state, final String text) {
+
+        final News news = getSelectedNews(state);
+        final String selectedLanguage = (String) state.getValue(
+            selectedLanguageParam);
+        final Locale selectedLocale;
+        if (selectedLanguage == null) {
+            selectedLocale = KernelConfig.getConfig().getDefaultLocale();
+        } else {
+            selectedLocale = new Locale(selectedLanguage);
+        }
+
+        news.getText().addValue(selectedLocale, text);
+        final ContentItemRepository itemRepo = CdiUtil
+            .createCdiUtil()
+            .findBean(ContentItemRepository.class);
+        itemRepo.save(news);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contenttypes/News.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contenttypes/News.java
index f5fb3972f..5aba581a9 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contenttypes/News.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/contenttypes/News.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.librecms.contenttypes;
 
 import com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ui.NewsPropertiesStep;
+import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring.NewsTextBody;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.contenttypes.NewsCreateForm;
 
 import org.hibernate.envers.Audited;
@@ -62,6 +63,15 @@ import static org.librecms.CmsConstants.*;
             descriptionKey = "cms.contenttypes.shared.basic_properties"
                                  + ".description",
             order = 1)
+        ,
+        @AuthoringStep(
+            component = NewsTextBody.class,
+            labelBundle = "org.librecms.CmsResources",
+            labelKey = "cms.contenttypes.shared.body_text.title",
+            descriptionBundle = "org.librecms.CmsResources",
+            descriptionKey = "cms.contenttypes.shared.body_text.description",
+            order = 2
+        )
     })
 public class News extends ContentItem implements Serializable {