diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/README.md b/modules/default/newsfeed/README.md
index eaaf2032..ae6ee061 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/README.md
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/README.md
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ The following properties can be configured:
 		<tr>
 			<td><code>showPublishDate</code></td>
 			<td>Display the publish date of an headline.<br>
+				<br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
 				<br><b>Default value:</b> <code>true</code>
-				<br><b>Default value:</b> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><code>showDescription</code></td>
+			<td>Display the description of an item.<br>
+				<br><b>Possible values:</b> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>
+				<br><b>Default value:</b> <code>false</code>
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ The following properties can be configured:
 			<td><code>updateInterval</code></td>
 			<td>How often do you want to display a new headline? (Milliseconds)<br>
 				<br><b>Possible values:</b><code>1000</code> - <code>60000</code>
-				<br><b>Default value:</b> <code>7500</code> (7.5 seconds)
+				<br><b>Default value:</b> <code>10000</code> (10 seconds)
 			</td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
index 03dea1b3..32081457 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/fetcher.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
  * MIT Licensed.
  */
 
-var NewsFetcher = require("./newsfetcher.js");
+var FeedMe = require("feedme");
+var request = require("request");
+var iconv = require("iconv-lite");
 
 /* Fetcher
  * Responsible for requesting an update on the set interval and broadcasting the data.
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ var NewsFetcher = require("./newsfetcher.js");
 
 var Fetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, encoding) {
 	var self = this;
-	var newsFetcher = new NewsFetcher();
 	if (reloadInterval < 1000) {
 		reloadInterval = 1000;
 	}
@@ -30,21 +31,40 @@ var Fetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, encoding) {
 	/* private methods */
 
 	/* fetchNews()
-	 * Request the new items from the newsFetcher.
+	 * Request the new items.
 	 */
 
 	var fetchNews = function() {
-		//console.log('Fetch news.');
 		clearTimeout(reloadTimer);
 		reloadTimer = null;
-		newsFetcher.fetchNews(url, function(fetchedItems) {
-			items = fetchedItems;
+		items = [];
+
+		var parser = new FeedMe();
+
+		parser.on("item", function(item) {
+			var description = item.description || '';
+			var regex = /(<([^>]+)>)/ig;
+			description = description.replace(regex, "");
+
+			items.push({
+				title: item.title,
+				description: description,
+				pubdate: item.pubdate,
+			});
+		});
+
+		parser.on("end", function() {
 			self.broadcastItems();
 			scheduleTimer();
-		}, function(error) {
+		});
+
+		parser.on("error", function(error) {
 			fetchFailedCallback(self, error);
 			scheduleTimer();
-		}, encoding);
+		});
+
+		request({uri: url, encoding: null}).pipe(iconv.decodeStream(encoding)).pipe(parser);
+
 	};
 
 	/* scheduleTimer()
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index 65a0c867..ef0073e6 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 	defaults: {
 		feedUrl: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml",
 		showPublishDate: true,
+		showDescription: false,
 		reloadInterval:  5 * 60 * 1000, // every 5 minutes
-		updateInterval: 7.5 * 1000,
+		updateInterval: 10 * 1000,
 		animationSpeed: 2.5 * 1000,
 		encoding: "UTF-8" //ISO-8859-1
 	},
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ Module.register("newsfeed",{
 			title.innerHTML = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].title;
 			wrapper.appendChild(title);
 
+			if (this.config.showDescription) {
+				var description = document.createElement("div");
+				description.className = "small light";
+				description.innerHTML = this.newsItems[this.activeItem].description;
+				wrapper.appendChild(description);
+			}
+
 		} else {
 			wrapper.innerHTML = "Loading news ...";
 			wrapper.className = "small dimmed";
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfetcher.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfetcher.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 50db36f4..00000000
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfetcher.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/* Magic Mirror
- * NewsFetcher
- *
- * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
- * MIT Licensed.
- */
-
-var FeedMe = require("feedme");
-var request = require("request");
-var iconv = require("iconv-lite");
-
-var NewsFetcher = function() {
-	var self = this;
-
-	self.successCallback = function() {};
-	self.errorCallback = function() {};
-
-	self.items = [];
-
-	/* fetchNews()
-	 * Fetch the new news items.
-	 *
-	 * attribute url string - The url to fetch.
-	 * attribute success function(items) - Callback on succes.
-	 * attribute error function(error) - Callback on error.
-	 */
-	self.fetchNews = function(url, success, error, encoding) {
-		self.successCallback = success;
-		self.errorCallback = error;
-
-		var parser = new FeedMe();
-
-		parser.on("item", function(item) {
-			self.items.push({
-				title: item.title,
-				pubdate: item.pubdate,
-			});
-		});
-
-		parser.on("end", function(item) {
-			self.successCallback(self.items);
-		});
-
-		parser.on("error", function(error) {
-			self.errorCallback(error);
-		});
-
-		request({uri: url, encoding: null}).pipe(iconv.decodeStream(encoding)).pipe(parser);
-	};
-};
-
-module.exports = NewsFetcher;