diff --git a/include/file.h b/include/file.h
index a26d0519..990a0f50 100644
--- a/include/file.h
+++ b/include/file.h
@@ -110,22 +110,20 @@ struct empfile {
 #define EF_PLANE_CHR	17
 #define EF_LAND_CHR	18
 #define EF_NUKE_CHR	19
-#if 0 /* doesn't exist yet */
-#define EF_NEWS_CHR
-#endif
-#define EF_TREATY_CHR	20
-#define EF_ITEM		21
-#define EF_INFRASTRUCTURE   22
-#define EF_PRODUCT	23
-#define EF_TABLE	24
-#define EF_SHIP_CHR_FLAGS	25
-#define EF_PLANE_CHR_FLAGS	26
-#define EF_LAND_CHR_FLAGS	27
-#define EF_NUKE_CHR_FLAGS	28
-#define EF_META		29
-#define EF_META_TYPE	30
-#define EF_META_FLAGS	31
-#define EF_MAX		32
+#define EF_NEWS_CHR	20
+#define EF_TREATY_CHR	21
+#define EF_ITEM		22
+#define EF_INFRASTRUCTURE   23
+#define EF_PRODUCT	24
+#define EF_TABLE	25
+#define EF_SHIP_CHR_FLAGS	26
+#define EF_PLANE_CHR_FLAGS	27
+#define EF_LAND_CHR_FLAGS	28
+#define EF_NUKE_CHR_FLAGS	29
+#define EF_META		30
+#define EF_META_TYPE	31
+#define EF_META_FLAGS	32
+#define EF_MAX		33
 
 #define EF_IS_GAME_STATE(type) (EF_SECTOR <= (type) && (type) <= EF_LOST)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/xdump.c b/src/lib/commands/xdump.c
index dac00d9e..01b2f69e 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/xdump.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/xdump.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
  * - Sector infrastructure characteristics: intrchr[]
  * - Ship characteristics: mchr[]
  * Less important:
- * - News item characteristics: rpt[] (TODO)
+ * - News item characteristics: rpt[]
  * - News page headings: page_headings[] (TODO)
  * - Treaty clause characteristics: tchr[]
  * - Commands: player_coms[] (TODO)
diff --git a/src/lib/global/file.c b/src/lib/global/file.c
index e2a05331..67c011e3 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/file.c
+++ b/src/lib/global/file.c
@@ -119,12 +119,9 @@ struct empfile empfile[] = {
     {EF_NUKE_CHR, "nuke chr", NULL, EFF_CFG,
      sizeof(nchr[0]), NULL, NULL, NULL,
      -1, -1, 0, 0, (char *)nchr, 0, nchr_ca},
-#if 0
-    /* FIXME rpt[] lacks sentinel, xdchr() doesn't terminate */
-    {EF_, "news chr", NULL, EFF_CFG,
+    {EF_NEWS_CHR, "news chr", NULL, EFF_CFG,
      sizeof(rpt[0]), NULL, NULL, NULL,
      -1, -1, 0, 0, (char *)rpt, 0, rpt_ca},
-#endif
     {EF_TREATY_CHR, "treaty chr", NULL, EFF_CFG,
      sizeof(tchr[0]), NULL, NULL, NULL,
      -1, -1, 0, 0, (char *)tchr, 0, tchr_ca},
diff --git a/src/lib/global/news.c b/src/lib/global/news.c
index 3def09bf..5738f102 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/news.c
+++ b/src/lib/global/news.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ char *page_headings[N_MAX_PAGE + 1] = {
 
 static char no_news[] = "does nothing in particular to %s";
 
-struct rptstr rpt[N_MAX_VERB + 1] = {
+struct rptstr rpt[N_MAX_VERB + 2] = {
 /*  nice  page     text */
 /*  0*/ { 0,  0, { no_news, no_news } },
     { -4, N_FRONT, { "infantry capture %s territory",
@@ -219,5 +219,6 @@ struct rptstr rpt[N_MAX_VERB + 1] = {
     { -3, N_FRONT, { "is repelled by %s while attempting to board a land unit",
 /* 81*/	  	     "forces prove inept at boarding %s's land unit" } },
     { -2, N_FRONT, { "mercenaries board one of %s's land units",
-/* 82*/		     "elite forces board %s land unit" } }
+/* 82*/		     "elite forces board %s land unit" } },
+    { 0, 0, { NULL, NULL } }
 };