Doh, we got news items on startup :P Explains a lot!

news/views.py

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ from . import models
 
 class NewsIndex(ListView):
     model = models.NewsItem
-    queryset = models.NewsItem.objects.public()
     template_name = 'news_index.html'
     context_object_name = 'news_items'
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        return self.model.objects.public()
+
 
 class NewsDetail(DetailView):
     model = models.NewsItem