diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -260,11 +260,13 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 	uint16 chat_height;   ///< Height of the chat window.
 	uint16 status_height; ///< Height of the status bar window
 	const NewsItem *ni;   ///< News item to display.
-	static uint duration; ///< Remaining time for showing current news message (may only be accessed while a news item is displayed).
+	static int duration;  ///< Remaining time for showing the current news message (may only be access while a news item is displayed).
+
+	uint timer;
 
 	NewsWindow(WindowDesc *desc, const NewsItem *ni) : Window(desc), ni(ni)
 	{
-		NewsWindow::duration = 555;
+		NewsWindow::duration = 16650;
 		const Window *w = FindWindowByClass(WC_SEND_NETWORK_MSG);
 		this->chat_height = (w != NULL) ? w->height : 0;
 		this->status_height = FindWindowById(WC_STATUS_BAR, 0)->height;
@@ -485,11 +487,18 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 		this->SetWindowTop(newtop);
 	}
 
-	virtual void OnTick()
+	virtual void OnRealtimeTick(uint delta_ms)
 	{
-		/* Scroll up newsmessages from the bottom in steps of 4 pixels */
-		int newtop = max(this->top - 4, _screen.height - this->height - this->status_height - this->chat_height);
-		this->SetWindowTop(newtop);
+		int count = CountIntervalElapsed(this->timer, delta_ms, 15);
+		if (count > 0) {
+			/* Scroll up newsmessages from the bottom */
+			int newtop = max(this->top - 2 * count, _screen.height - this->height - this->status_height - this->chat_height);
+			this->SetWindowTop(newtop);
+		}
+
+		/* Decrement the news timer. We don't need to action an elapsed event here,
+		 * so no need to use TimerElapsed(). */
+		if (NewsWindow::duration > 0) NewsWindow::duration -= delta_ms;
 	}
 
 private:
@@ -536,7 +545,7 @@ private:
 	}
 };
 
-/* static */ uint NewsWindow::duration = 0; // Instance creation.
+/* static */ int NewsWindow::duration = 0; // Instance creation.
 
 
 /** Open up an own newspaper window for the news item */
@@ -588,11 +597,8 @@ static bool ReadyForNextItem()
 	 * Check if the status bar message is still being displayed? */
 	if (IsNewsTickerShown()) return false;
 
-	/* Newspaper message, decrement duration counter */
-	if (NewsWindow::duration != 0) NewsWindow::duration--;
-
 	/* neither newsticker nor newspaper are running */
-	return (NewsWindow::duration == 0 || FindWindowById(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0) == NULL);
+	return (NewsWindow::duration <= 0 || FindWindowById(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0) == NULL);
 }
 
 /** Move to the next news item */