diff --git a/app/models/news.rb b/app/models/news.rb
index 1230bc87..3bf555e6 100644
--- a/app/models/news.rb
+++ b/app/models/news.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class News < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_length_of :title, :maximum => 60
   validates_length_of :summary, :maximum => 255
 
-  acts_as_journalized :event_url => Proc.new {|o| {:controller => 'news', :action => 'show', :id => o.journaled_id} }
+  acts_as_journalized :event_url => Proc.new {|o| {:controller => 'news', :action => 'show', :id => o.journaled_id} },
+    :event_description => :description
   acts_as_searchable :columns => ["#{table_name}.title", "#{table_name}.summary", "#{table_name}.description"], :include => :project
   acts_as_watchable