diff --git a/com/models.py b/com/models.py
index 011e8900..85c2b63d 100644
--- a/com/models.py
+++ b/com/models.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 #
 #
-
+from typing import Self
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
@@ -55,13 +55,20 @@ class Sith(models.Model):
 
 
 class NewsQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
-    def moderated(self):
+    def moderated(self) -> Self:
         return self.filter(is_moderated=True)
 
-    def viewable_by(self, user: User):
+    def viewable_by(self, user: User) -> Self:
+        """Filter news that the given user can view.
+
+        If the user has the `com.view_unmoderated_news` permission,
+        all news are viewable.
+        Else the viewable news are those that are either moderated
+        or authored by the user.
+        """
         if user.has_perm("com.view_unmoderated_news"):
             return self
-        return self.moderated()
+        return self.filter(Q(is_moderated=True) | Q(author_id=user.id))
 
 
 class News(models.Model):
diff --git a/com/tests/test_models.py b/com/tests/test_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41be34ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/com/tests/test_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import itertools
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
+from django.test import TestCase
+from model_bakery import baker
+
+from com.models import News
+from core.models import User
+
+
+class TestNewsViewableBy(TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpTestData(cls):
+        News.objects.all().delete()
+        cls.users = baker.make(User, _quantity=3, _bulk_create=True)
+        # There are six news and six authors.
+        # Each author has one moderated and one non-moderated news
+        cls.news = baker.make(
+            News,
+            author=itertools.cycle(cls.users),
+            is_moderated=iter([True, True, True, False, False, False]),
+            _quantity=6,
+            _bulk_create=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_admin_can_view_everything(self):
+        """Test with a user that can view non moderated news."""
+        user = baker.make(
+            User,
+            user_permissions=[Permission.objects.get(codename="view_unmoderated_news")],
+        )
+        assert set(News.objects.viewable_by(user)) == set(self.news)
+
+    def test_normal_user_can_view_moderated_and_self_news(self):
+        """Test that basic users can view moderated news and news they authored."""
+        user = self.news[0].author
+        assert set(News.objects.viewable_by(user)) == {
+            self.news[0],
+            self.news[1],
+            self.news[2],
+            self.news[3],
+        }