diff --git a/app/controllers/news_items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/news_items_controller.rb
index f871cbaa..75d58c81 100644
--- a/app/controllers/news_items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/news_items_controller.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 class NewsItemsController < ApplicationController
   def index
-    @news_items = NewsItem.published.to_a
+    @news_items = news_item_scope.to_a
   end
 
   def show
-    @news_item = NewsItem.published.find(params[:id])
+    @news_item = news_item_scope.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def news_item_scope
+    NewsItem.published
   end
 end