diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -662,11 +662,11 @@ void ShowLastNewsMessage()
  * Draw an unformatted news message truncated to a maximum length. If
  * length exceeds maximum length it will be postfixed by '...'
  * @param x,y position of the string
- * @param color the color the string will be shown in
+ * @param colour the colour the string will be shown in
  * @param *ni NewsItem being printed
  * @param maxw maximum width of string in pixels
  */
-static void DrawNewsString(int x, int y, uint16 color, const NewsItem *ni, uint maxw)
+static void DrawNewsString(int x, int y, TextColour colour, const NewsItem *ni, uint maxw)
 {
 	char buffer[512], buffer2[512];
 	StringID str;
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static void DrawNewsString(int x, int y,
 
 	*dest = '\0';
 	/* Truncate and show string; postfixed by '...' if neccessary */
-	DoDrawStringTruncated(buffer2, x, y, color, maxw);
+	DoDrawStringTruncated(buffer2, x, y, colour, maxw);
 }