diff --git a/src/economy.cpp b/src/economy.cpp
--- a/src/economy.cpp
+++ b/src/economy.cpp
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ static void CompanyCheckBankrupt(Company
 
 		/* Warn about bankruptcy after 3 months */
 		case 4: {
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_IN_TROUBLE_TITLE);
 			SetDParam(1, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_IN_TROUBLE_DESCRIPTION);
 			SetDParamStr(2, cni->company_name);
@@ -1975,8 +1974,7 @@ static void DoAcquireCompany(Company *c)
 {
 	CompanyID ci = c->index;
 
-	CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-	cni->FillData(c, Company::Get(_current_company));
+	CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c, Company::Get(_current_company));
 
 	SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_MERGER_TITLE);
 	SetDParam(1, c->bankrupt_value == 0 ? STR_NEWS_MERGER_TAKEOVER_TITLE : STR_NEWS_COMPANY_MERGER_DESCRIPTION);