$(document).ready(function() {
//  minimizeNewsItems();
});

function minimizeNewsItems() {
  $('.newsItem').each(minimizeNewsItem);
}

function minimizeNewsItem() {
  var newsItem = $(this).children('.newsContent');
  var html = newsItem.html();
  if (html.length > 200) {
    newsItem.html(truncateItem(html));
  }
}

function truncateItem(item) {
    truncatedHtml = item.substr(0, 200);
    restOfHtml = item.substr(200, item.length);
    truncatedHtml = truncatedHtml.replace(/w+$/, '');
    truncatedHtml += ('[<a href="">more...</a>]');

    return truncatedHtml;
}